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Brevard County directs staff to develop PFAS public notification and web page after resident testimony
Summary
After a presentation from national PFAS advocate Stell Bailey and extended public comment, the Brevard County Commission voted to direct staff to study a public web page and notification plan about PFAS results and interim actions for affected water users.
Brevard County commissioners voted to direct staff to study and return with a public-facing plan to notify residents about PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) testing results and mitigation options.
The action followed a 20-minute presentation by Stell Bailey, a PFAS advocate and cancer survivor, who outlined how PFAS — a family of thousands of man-made “forever chemicals” used in firefighting foam, industrial processes and biosolids — persist in groundwater and accumulate in human blood and organs. "PFAS is linked to kidney and testicular cancer," Bailey said, urging local officials to provide straightforward testing information and interim protections for residents while long-term solutions are implemented.
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