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Tackling California's PFAS Problem

You may never have heard of PFAS, but they're a class of toxic chemicals that are everywhere. These man-made chemicals have traveled through the environment into the far reaches of the world, and they don’t break down and go away, which is why they're called “forever” chemicals.

PFAS Chemicals – Protecting Our Drinking Water And Our Health

PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals that very long-lived, which means that they remain in the environment and in humans and wildlife for a very long time. Clean Water is taking on pollution from these "Forever Chemicals" through education, research, working with impacted communities, advocating for legislation and regulation at the state and national level, supporting Safe Drinking Water Act monitoring, holding polluters accountable, and more.

Help Us Prevent Waste and Litter in San Mateo!

We're looking for passionate and outgoing volunteers to survey 400 San Mateo County food businesses to support a future policy that will reduce the volume of litter and waste in your community.

Please use the links below to register for one of the four two-hour training sessions being offered:

Tuesday, April 16 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 from 2 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The training sessions will be held at the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability, located in Redwood City at 455 County

We’re Taking On Toxic PFAS

PFAS are commonly used and highly dangerous. The use of long-chain PFAS in the U.S. is being phased out due to an increased awareness of their harmful effects, yet, the short-chain versions -- or those with a smaller number of carbon fluorine bonds -- are still actively used in consumer products.
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