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Residents press council on landfill leachate, PFAS testing and city oversight
Summary
Multiple residents urged council to verify testing and treatment of landfill leachate before the city accepts it into its system; speakers asked whether PFAS and other contaminants are being tested, whether mandated treatment (hydrogen peroxide) is used, and whether the city could be liable for pollution.
Several residents raised detailed questions about landfill leachate, testing for ‘forever chemicals’ and heavy metals, and whether the city’s acceptance of leachate could expose Fostoria to legal or environmental risk.
Joy Walters read a list of citizen questions that asked whether the mayor had authorized additional discharge to the Portage, whether testing will include PFAS and all heavy metals, whether mandated treatment (hydrogen peroxide) is being applied before disposal, and whether the city could…
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