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Blue Earth County approves landfill cell construction and closure plans, seeks MPCA grants for PFAS work
Summary
The county authorized construction and closure work at the county landfill and approved applying for Minnesota Pollution Control Agency grants to pilot PFAS treatment and to map PFAS sources; estimated contract and project costs were presented and local matching funds were committed.
Blue Earth County on Jan. 28 authorized contracts and project approvals for landfill cell construction and closure, and approved applying for state grants to test technologies and locate sources of PFAS (per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances) entering the landfill.
Michael Stolberger, director of Property and Environmental Resources, told the board the planned Cell 4B/5B/7 construction will open about 3.25 acres of permitted disposal capacity, providing roughly 200,000 cubic yards of capacity; the contractor estimate presented to the board was approximately $940,000. The board authorized the county administrator and…
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