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Public commenter urges city to investigate PFAS in drinking water and consider filtration in schools
Summary
A public commenter, an environmental lawyer, told the committee Miami-Dade–supplied drinking water contains PFAS at levels he called dangerous and urged the city to stop labeling water 'safe and excellent' and to pursue filtration (reverse osmosis/ion exchange) for schools and other public facilities; commissioners agreed to brief staff and schedule a formal discussion.
A public commenter identified as Greg urged Miami Beach commissioners to address PFAS contamination in drinking water supplied by Miami-Dade County, saying the county’s water quality reporting and marketing are misleading and that practical filtration steps should be adopted for at-risk populations.
Greg, who described himself as an environmental lawyer with…
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