During the 2019 NGWA Groundwater Fly-In, NGWA Board President Scott King presented Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) with the 2019 Groundwater Protector Award, which recognizes people in government, industry, and the private sector for their public service efforts in conjunction with groundwater conservation and protection.
His engagement in Congress on PFAS is the key reason he received the award. He was one of the first in Congress to call for a national standard for PFOA and PFOS and was the lead on getting $10 million in support for a health study on the effects of PFAS.
Congressman Boyle commended NGWA for its action in educating members of Congress about the challenges of PFAS contamination. His district faces PFAS contamination from the Horsham Air Guard Station.