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MPCA requests $8M in bonding for private well contamination mitigation, prioritizes Red Oaks Phase 2 (PFAS)
Summary
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency proposed a new program to address private well contamination from PFAS and other pollutants and asked for $8 million in the governor's bonding bill to fund the first prioritized project, Red Oaks Phase 2, while recommending creation of a long-term program combining bond and cash funding.
Kirk Koudelka, assistant commissioner at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, told the Capital Investment Committee that private well contamination from PFAS and other pollutants has created a list of projects requiring a consistent programmatic response.
"This program would allow for the agency to work with communities, for instance, in a neighborhood to provide a neighborhood connection," Koudelka said, describing how connecting homes to a…
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