Johnson County asks governor to declare emergency over PFAS in biosolids
On Feb. 11 the Johnson County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a resolution asking Gov. Greg Abbott to declare an emergency after local testing found PFOS and other PFAS in biosolids spread on county farmland; officials said a gubernatorial declaration is required to pursue federal assistance.
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Johnson County’s commissioners court voted unanimously Feb. 11 to adopt a resolution asking Gov. Greg Abbott to declare a disaster in the county over contamination from biosolids that county testing found contained PFOS and other PFAS.
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