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Wausau utility staff report PFAS guidance, lead service-line progress and booster-station vandalism
Summary
Wausau utility staff updated the Water Works Commission on pending EPA PFAS guidance, resumed lead service-line replacements after a brief pause, vandalism at an Old Coach Lane booster station, and upcoming wastewater projects including a headworks screening installation.
Wausau Water Works Commission members heard updates Tuesday on federal PFAS guidance, progress on the city—s lead service-line replacement program, a vandalized booster station at Old Coach Lane and upcoming wastewater construction.
Commissioners were told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a highlighted memo and statement regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and the American Water Works Association has provided a response and review of that EPA statement. "I expect more details on that," a utility staff member said, noting the commission should see additional federal guidance and data before local implications are clear.
The commission was reminded that local monitoring remains at or below the four parts-per-trillion threshold for PFOS that staff identified as driving local sampling. Commissioner…
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