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Board approves scope to set numeric groundwater PFAS standards based on DHS recommendations
Summary
The Natural Resources Board approved a scope statement to amend NR140 and set numeric groundwater quality standards for multiple PFAS compounds following Wisconsin DHS recommendations; the decision launches formal rule drafting and economic-impact analysis.
The Natural Resources Board on April 9 approved a statement of scope (Board Order DG02-25) directing the Department of Natural Resources to draft rule language to set numeric groundwater standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) based on January 2025 recommendations from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS).
Why it matters: More than one million Wisconsin residents rely on groundwater for drinking water. Numeric groundwater standards would establish enforceable values and trigger monitoring, preventive-action steps and potential enforcement responses for contaminated sites that threaten private wells…
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