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Freeport council approves $41,000 PFAS study and moves ahead with $2.95M Phase 2 wastewater design
Summary
City officials approved a Phase 1 PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) study costing $41,000 and authorized Phase 2 design work for wastewater upgrades (design cost $2.95 million) to meet new NPDES phosphorus and PFAS requirements; staff said construction would later total an estimated $45 million.
City Manager Rob Boyer and wastewater staff told the Freeport City Council on Nov. 17 that the city must begin required testing and design work to comply with updates in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
“Tonight, what we’re asking for…is moving forward with the Phase 1 NPD or for our Phase 1 PFAS,” City Manager Rob Boyer said, presenting a study that staff estimated would cost $41,000. The Phase 1 work is a one-year, quarterly sampling program that includes point-source discharge sampling and biosolids testing to identify whether per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are entering receiving streams and where those inputs originate.
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