Committee hears PFAS testing update; UW study of Stella area planned this fall
Committee was told the DNR is ending the Stella testing program after EPA funding loss, a UW researcher will begin a ~100‑participant study this fall, and members urged restrictions on biosolid spreading on known contaminated fields.
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Eric Rempala provided an update on PFAS activities, saying the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is discontinuing the Stella water‑testing program because EPA funding ended. Rempala said testing opportunities had been expanded to Newbold, Pelican, Pine Lake and Crescent but were underused, leaving available funds unspent; he suggested communication and outreach challenges and concerns about property‑value disclosure may have discouraged participation.
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