Committee hears PFAS testing cutbacks, upcoming UW study and biosolids concerns
County staff reported the DNR is ending the Stella testing program after EPA funding ended; a UW‑led study of about 100 volunteers will begin in the fall; the committee urged that biosolids with PFAS not be applied to known contaminated fields.
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Eric Rempala updated the committee on PFAS activities, saying the Department of Natural Resources is discontinuing the Stella water‑testing program due to the loss of EPA funding and noting that some available testing funds went unused because opportunities were under‑publicized or residents declined testing over property‑value or disclosure concerns.
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