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PFAS fund describes plan for 107‑acre Waldo County property: testing, lease for corn and environmental covenants
Summary
PFAS Fund closed on a 107‑acre Waldo County property with soil PFAS above dairy‑forage screening levels; department plans to lease for corn production with PFAS monitoring, enroll property in DEP VRAP environmental covenants, explore demonstration forest partnership and consider a payment in lieu of taxes to the municipality.
The PFAS Fund team told its advisory committee the fund’s first land acquisition — a 107‑acre property in Waldo County closed in February 2025 — has soil PFAS concentrations that make historical hay production unsuitable and that the department is pursuing a managed lease, environmental covenants and other protections.
“We closed on our first property in February 2025. It is a 107‑acre property in Waldo County. Of that, about a quarter is a field that historically had been used to grow hay for dairy animals. The soil is moderately contaminated, 12.6 parts per billion PFOS, 3.9 parts per billion PFOA,” Director Beth Valentine said.
Why it matters: The contamination levels meant the department concluded the field was “not suitable for growing hay for dairy animals.”…
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