![It’s Good News/Bad News For Hoosick Falls Water](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2016/02/GettyImages-73080889.jpg?w=300&h=200&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
It’s Good News/Bad News For Hoosick Falls Water
It seems like more and more communities are having water problems lately, not that this is uncommon "boil water" advisories like the one that Niskayuna is currently under happen all the time for various reasons and usually are taken care of pretty quickly, what Hoosick Falls has been through however is a whole other story. The harmful PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) levels have cause residence to refrain from using municipal water for drinking and cooking since the EPA made the recommendation late last year. However things may be getting back to normal pretty soon.
According to an article from News 10 ABC, the new treatment facility is up and running. In fact, the water began to flow through the carbon filtration as of Tuesday. That is the good news.
The bad news is the water is still not been cleared to drink or use for cooking. According to the Mayor it will still be a few weeks before proper and thorough testing has been done and the water is deemed to have effectively removed the PFOA from the water.
The really good news is that there really is no reason to believe the new system wont do exactly what it needs to do. Fingers crossed.
More From 107.7 WGNA
![WIN! Tiny Home Built By Upstate New York High School Students](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/06/attachment-WGNA.COM-2024-06-09T182129.136.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Three Taco Bells In Capital Region Are Relocating](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2020/03/GettyImages-923115838.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Foodie Experts Name Upstate NY Pub Best Spot For Burger & Fries](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/04/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-04-12T170501.760.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Burlington Acquires Former Buy Buy Baby Space For 4th Store In Capital Region](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/04/attachment-WGNA.COM-2024-04-06T202604.517.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Winter Storm Closings & Delays](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2017/03/RS3841_101520249-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Police: Elderly Man Exposed Himself to Kids at an Upstate Stewart’s](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/03/attachment-exposing-himself-.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Upstate NY Woman Rattled Target of Virtual Kidnapping Scam](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/01/attachment-WGNA.COM-2024-01-14T165858.915.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Explosive’ New Asian BBQ Hot Pot Restaurant to Open in Upstate NY](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2023/04/attachment-WGNA.COM-2023-04-25T194023.093.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![See The Capital Region’s 5 Richest Towns: Where Is #1? [RANKED]](http://townsquare.media/site/964/files/2022/08/attachment-Richest-Zip-Codes.jpg?w=980&q=75)