New England Waste Services of Vermont

A panel of experts highlighted contamination in Lake Memphremagog, a drinking water source for 200,000 Quebec residents, due to PFAS and landfill leachate. Municipalities around the lake oppose discharging treated or untreated leachate into the watershed, citing environmental injustice and inadequate treatment standards. Current leachate practices risk long-term contamination, with captured PFAS being returned to landfills instead of being destroyed.