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Washington County committee backs quarterly PFAS testing, refers proposed moratorium on outside sludge to full board
Summary
After extended debate, the Department of Public Works Committee voted to send a proposed local moratorium on PFAS-containing sludge and compost from outside Washington County to the full Board and approved quarterly PFAS testing at the county compost facility, voting to collect baseline data as state guidance remains pending.
Unidentified Speaker 9, an attendee who introduced the topic, moved that the county adopt a moratorium on outside-sourced PFAS-containing compost and sludge with fines for violations; the committee voted to forward that local law proposal to the full Board for introduction in December and a vote in January. "I'll make a motion that we have a moratorium," said Unidentified Speaker 9, who proposed an initial $5,000 fine rising to $10,000 on repeated violations.
The committee then approved a separate motion to implement supplemental quarterly PFAS testing at the county composting facility to establish a baseline and inform next steps. "I'd like to build a motion that we implement a county PFA supplemental quarterly testing regimen at our, compost facility," said…
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