About PFAS Communities

Who started it

PFAS Communities was started in October 2026 by residents behind Hillhouse Watch in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, UK. Hillhouse Watch is the founding member of this network. The UK network, PFAS Communities UK, is itself a member of PFAS Communities.

PFAS Communities is a member network of the Fenceline Network, the broader tier for communities living beside any industrial chemical contamination.

Independence and money

This network is independent of Hillhouse Watch. It does not speak for Hillhouse Watch and Hillhouse Watch does not speak for it. It is not part of any law firm, company or political party.

No money is asked for or handled. There are no fees, no donations and no sponsorship on this site.

What the network offers

• Connecting communities with each other.
• A shared public directory of groups.
• A way to show membership, using the badges on the Banners page.

Data policy

• We list groups only. We never publish the names or contact details of private individuals.
• For each listed group we show: group name, country, locality, type (resident-led, mixed, or NGO-led), status, public link and, for Listed groups, the date we checked it.
• Listed entries come from public information. We link the source so you can check it.
• We do not publish claims about who caused contamination in a directory entry. The directory is about groups, not allegations.
• Any group can ask to be corrected or removed at any time. See Join, confirm, correct or remove.
• This site sets no cookies and uses no trackers or third-party scripts.

Contact

[email protected]. A network address is coming, and this page will be updated when it is live.