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Dane County committee considers $5,020 pilot to trace E. coli sources at local beaches
Summary
Chair Miles presented an amendment to add $5,020 to support qPCR testing to identify sources of E. coli at select county beaches. Supporters called it a pilot to help solve recurring contamination and inform remediation; no vote was held.
Chair Miles presented an amendment (PF09) on Oct. 27, 2025, to increase county expenditures by $5,020 to fund a pilot using qPCR source‑tracking to identify contributors to E. coli contamination at county beaches.
James Tai, executive director of Clinics Alliance, spoke in support and described the proposed cost split: about $5,000 from the City of Madison and $5,020 from Dane County for a total pilot budget of roughly $10,000. Tai said the pilot would pay a third‑party lab to run qPCR tests…
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