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Commission puts off decision on landfill leachate acceptance amid PFAS testing concerns

2090748 · January 9, 2025
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After receiving a memo and presentations, commissioners agreed to delay any decision on accepting landfill leachate into the city treatment plant until after at least one year of PFAS effluent testing under the upcoming permit and further coordination with DNR and county officials.

The commission discussed a proposed leachate acceptance pilot with Marathon County’s landfill but declined to act Jan. 7, agreeing instead to defer further decisions while awaiting permit updates and additional state guidance.

Ben, a utility staff member who prepared a meeting memo, summarized recent discussions with Marathon County Solid Waste and their engineer Tetra Tech. He said a Dec. 11 meeting with the city, county and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) left staff expecting DNR involvement but did not…

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