Natural Resources Board Lessens Proposed Restrictions on PFAS Contamination in Groundwater

Thursday, February 24th, 2022 -- 12:00 PM

(Raymond Neupert, WRN) Members of the Natural Resources Board have lessened proposed restrictions on PFAS contamination in the state's groundwater.

On Wednesday, the board voted in favor of setting acceptable contaminations levels at 70 parts per trillion for drinking water. That's more than triple the amount that the Department of Health Services had recommended as part of the 3-year long process of setting those levels.

Members of the board cited the costs required to remediate PFAS contamination to the levels that D H S wanted. Numerous communities across the state are dealing with those chemicals in their water supply, including Marinette, Wausau, Madison, and La Crosse.

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