pfos update
Local updates on PFOS contamination, testing, health advice, and cleanup
Whether the July PFOS/PFOA results trigger a required PFAS minimization plan and what the state expects the city to do about landfill-related sources.
Typically discussed at Public Utilities Committee. Check back when the next agenda is published.
The city is doing PFOS/PFOA sampling for its state discharge permit, with results due in July. Staff said the numbers are trending around 126 against an anticipated limit of 140, and they expect the landfill to test high enough to be a major source—so they’re already talking with the state about next steps and possible outside funding.
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Staff reported PFOS/PFOA sampling is required under the city’s WDNR discharge permit, with results due to WDNR in July.
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Staff said trends are around 126 with an anticipated limit of 140, and that prior sampling confirmed PFAS is present in the effluent.
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Staff said the city could be required to write a PFAS minimization plan depending on final sampling results.
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Staff said they expect the landfill to show PFAS levels high enough to be a major source, and they are talking with WDNR about narrowing the scope of any required investigation and exploring possible EPA/WDNR funding for treatment at the landfill before it reaches the sewer system.
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