WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — Wausau Public Works Director Eric Lindman has released a statement denying that he has ever misled or withheld information from the public regarding PFAS in the city’s drinking water supply.
“The accusation that I have been hiding or not communicating information is completely false,” wrote Lindman in a one-page press release sent Friday afternoon. He goes on to say that the results in question, which were taken in 2019, were publicly discussed during a Water Works Commission meeting in September of 2020, and included as part of the meeting’s agenda and packet.
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Some have accused Lindman of not being forthcoming with test results that were conducted before the latest round of sampling, which occurred in December. Those results were released this week, which showed all six of Wausau’s wells to be above the Wisconsin DNR’s proposed standard of 20 parts per trillion, but below the US EPA’s standard.
“In this instance, with PFAS, there is neither regulations, clear guidance, or clear messaging from regulatory authorities and this has created some fear and unknowns within the community,” said Lindman. He went on to add that he trusts Wausau’s water supply for himself and his family, and will continue working to bring down the levels of the so-called “forever chemicals” in Wausau’s water supply as the new drinking water treatment plant comes online later this year.
You can see Lindman’s entire response in the PDF attached to this story.
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Lindman, Mayor Katie Rosenberg, and the rest of the Wausau Water Works Commission will meet to discuss this week’s developments on Tuesday, February 15th at 9 AM. Rosenberg and others on the City Council have also requested a special meeting, which as of Friday evening has not been scheduled.
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