3M to Pay $12 Million to Settle Alabama Water Contamination Suit

Water utility customers in Alabama seek a federal judge’s approval of a $12 million settlement reached with 3M Co. and others over their alleged pollution of the Tennessee River with “forever chemicals.”

West Morgan-East Lawrence Water and Sewer Authority customers say 3M, Dyneon LLC, and Daikin America Inc. polluted the river through releases of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS. The river is the only source of raw water for the utility, according to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

The settlement will reimburse members of the proposed utility ...