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The Rothschild Water Utility Commission will meet at 6 PM to review plans for an addition to the current drinking water treatment plant that would contain a reverse osmosis system designed to remove PFAS and other contaminants from the water supply.
The new addition would be a separate building from the current facility that would contain elements designed to remove PFAS along with space for a potential chloride treatment element as well.
Rothschild, like many other water systems in Central Wisconsin, has been battling PFAS for the last two years. Village leaders say it would be one of the first dedicated buildings designed to remove PFAS in the state of Wisconsin.
It would be connected to the current building through an attached connected walkway. Outlines of the footprint for the building are included in Monday’s agenda packet.
It’s unclear how the facility would impact ratepayers, though leaders are looking to secure as many funding sources as possible before resorting to a rate hike- according to Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle.
Tonight’s meeting begins at 6 PM at Village Hall. The introduction of the proposed footprint is the only item on the agenda.
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