Educational Videos: All HooRWA videos from 2022 to present are on our YouTube Channel. Our River Runs Through it 2010 series is on Vimeo: Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Learn more about how water moves
- Hydrology explained
- Groundwater monitoring
Current Issues/Concerns
- PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of thousands of synthetic, toxic chemicals found in a variety of ubiquitous household items such as stain-resistant fabrics, non-stick cookware and personal care products.” (VT Digger article on recent study)
There is growing concern over PFAS entering our waterways. HooRWA has concerns about these forever chemicals in the Watershed. And what one community chooses to do, affects communities downstream ~ so we are really all in this together.
Here are some links so that we can all educate ourselves on how each state in the Hoosic River Watershed is addressing the issue of PFAS.- Review EPA’s “PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation“
- Read MA DEP’s 2023 report on “Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Free Laboratory Analyses Program for Public Water Suppliers and Private Wells“
- Read NY DEC’s Response to PFAS Contamination
- Read how VT DEC is addressing PFAS
- On March 17, 2025 students from Bennington College completed a study on PFAS in Bennington residents’ wells.
- Looking for products that are labeled as PFAS-Free? Check out pfascentral.org/pfas-free-products
- Read They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals by Mariah Blake, 2025 – this work of nonfiction focuses on Hoosic Falls NY
- Watch Teflon Town: Chemfab’s Toxic Legacy – documentary focuses on North Bennington VT
- Plastics in our waterways: Review Single Use Plastics factsheet and Beyond Plastics factsheet
- Zebra Mussels