Oneida County committee seeks coordinated PFAS response, urges tighter limits on biosolid spreading
County staff and public health representatives urged Oneida County to adopt clearer leadership and protections on PFAS, including a coalition recommendation to prohibit biosolid spreading on lands known to be contaminated; the committee agreed to clarify roles and follow up with the County Board.
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Eric Rempala, representing local PFAS response interests, told the Conservation/UW‑EX Education Committee that the Wisconsin DNR is reevaluating PFAS biosolid‑spreading standards and has proposed an interim strategy that lowers allowable PFAS levels. Rempala said Oneida County Clean Water Action is participating in a statewide PFAS coalition and that the coalition submitted formal comments to the DNR with multiple recommendations.
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