MERRIMACK, N.H. — Public meetings have been scheduled in the New Hampshire towns of Merrimack and Litchfield to discuss the results of recent tests related to the presence of a contaminant in drinking water at the Saint-Gobain facility in Merrimack.
The tests were conducted after Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics found the presence of the chemical PFOA in its drinking water.
The meetings are scheduled Wednesday at the Mastricola Elementary School in Merrimack and Thursday at the Litchfield Middle School. Both are at 7 p.m.
Last week, the governors of New Hampshire, New York and Vermont urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review and issue new safe drinking water guidelines regarding the detection of PFOA in water systems and in private wells.
PFOA is part of a family of chemicals used to make nonstick cookware and stain-resistant carpeting.
Last month, Honeywell International and Saint-Gobain were sued in New York. Regulators identified them as potentially responsible for chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls’ water.
Saint-Gobain last owned the now-closed ChemFab plant in southwestern Vermont. It’s been providing bottled water to residents since PFOA was found in North Bennington.