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County discusses plan to treat landfill leachate for PFAS, seeks intercounty partnership
Summary
Supervisors discussed adopting a solid-waste environmental management plan that would pursue reverse-osmosis treatment for PFAS in landfill leachate, expand capacity to accept out-of-county leachate and pursue Clean Water Fund financing; supervisors urged joint-venture agreements with Portage and Shawano counties for shared long-term obligations.
The Marathon County Board discussed the Marathon County Solid Waste Environmental Management Plan (Resolution 406-25) and a proposed project to treat landfill leachate containing PFAS, including seeking Clean Water Fund financing and partnerships with neighboring counties.
Supervisor Robinson said the proposal responds to wastewater treatment plants becoming reluctant to accept leachate because of PFAS and described a treatment approach using reverse osmosis to concentrate PFAS and reduce the volume needing…
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