BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 3, 2022
Recent water tests at Surry Elementary School and Blue Hill Consolidated School found both of the Hancock County schools have per- and poly-fluoroalkul substances, or PFAS, in their drinking water and students have been drinking bottled water since the beginning of the school year. Neither principal knew why their levels were so high and both said they are working to find ways to clean up the water.