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NHDES proposes PFAS compensation program for affected public water systems
PFAS New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES)New Hampshire, US
Announced
Nov 17, 2025
Description
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has proposed a compensation program to administer payments from PFAS litigation settlements to community water systems whose sources have been impacted by PFAS contamination. Pursuant to RSA Chapter 485-H:6, settlement funds from lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers will be deposited into the Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund and distributed as grants to affected public water systems. Water systems are assigned to groups based on their stage of addressing PFAS contamination.
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NHDES proposes PFAS compensation program for affected public water systems
NHDES Proposal Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund PFAS Compensation Fund for Public Water November 17, 2025 Objective Systems The purpose of this document is to describe the criteria and process for providing initial disbursements of PFAS settlement funds to eligible public water systems. Background The State of New Hampshire has joined four separate class action settlement agreements addressing PFAS contamina
NHDES proposes PFAS compensation program for affected public water systems
ement agreements, which is based on PFAS concentrations detected in the source water, 10 years of water use data and source maximum pumping capacity. [Read the NHDES proposal](/sites/g/files/ehbemt731/files/documents/11-17-25-ac-handouts3.pdf) ### Compensation strategy Because water systems are at different stages in addressing PFAS contamination, NHDES has assigned water systems to groups to guide strategic distribu