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DACF hearing on PFAS fund rule amendments spotlights mental-health eligibility for producers
Summary
At a public hearing on proposed amendments to DACF rule chapters 400–408, a Department official urged broadening eligibility for mental-health services tied to PFAS impacts on farms; the department is taking written comments through Nov. 7, 2025.
Augusta, Maine — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry held a public hearing Oct. 28 on proposed amendments to DACF rule chapters 400 through 408 governing administration of the PFAS Fund, and a department official urged expanding eligibility for mental-health services for PFAS-impacted producers.
Beth Valentine, director of the PFAS Fund, opened the hearing and said the proposed amendments “are intended to improve clarity, facilitate implementation of the PFAS Fund, and align the PFAS Fund's appeal procedures with DACF's departmentwide appeal procedures defined in rule 1,001 CMR chapter 8.” Valentine said the hearing was publicly noticed Oct. 7 on the department website and advertised the same day in statewide newspapers, including the Kennebec Journal and the Portland…
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