MAYVILLE – In December of 2020, village residents were told to not drink their water due to traces of perfluorononanoic acid discovered. Three weeks later a new well was put on line. The village also installed a filter system to remove the “forever chemicals” discovered. Now New York State is now stepping in to test the soil in that area to see how far and wide it is contaminated. “The Department of Environmental Conservation, with assistance and input from the Department of Health, is conducting an investigation of Mayville’s drinking water contamination to delineate ...