North Centre Township

Gail Boudman said she and her three children were unknowingly drinking unsafe water for the past 20 years. She was among about 40 Columbia County residents seeking answers on PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' during a meeting hosted by Penn State Extension.

Janine Hall never thought she’d have to keep her children from drinking tap water. Columbia County residents like her will look to Penn State Extension on Thursday for answers on PFAS contamination.

For nine years, Janine Hall and her three children have not had safe water to drink. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) found their water had dangerously high levels of PFAS from sewage sludge put on nearby farms from the 1980s.

A mobile home park in Columbia County and surrounding water has been unsafe to drink for at least a year, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

North Centre Township’s largest mobile home community is investigating its water supply after finding PFAS levels over 110 times state regulations. But the community’s soil may be to blame.