Wausau Water Works
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — The Wausau Water Works Commission will meet Tuesday morning to discuss the situation regarding PFAS in the utility’s drinking water supply.
According to the agenda and packet published for Tuesday’s meeting, the board will go over last week’s announcement and discuss possible short-term solutions including the distribution of filter pitchers or the establishment of multiple reverse osmosis filling bottle filling stations around the city. Other fixes that are on the table include hooking up mobile filtration systems to the current drinking water treatment plant, which would filter out water for all residents hooked up to the utility.
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The agenda also includes time for public comment.
Mayor Katie Rosenberg says she doesn’t expect the issue to linger, saying she’s instructed the utility to find a way to filter out the man-made chemicals when the new drinking water treatment plant comes online later this year.
Wausau’s water currently exceeds the proposed DNR standard of 20 parts per trillion of PFAS but is below the EPA’s recommendation of 70 PPT. The chemicals were found in all six of the city’s water wells.
PFAS are found in many everyday items such as food containers, clothing, and textiles. They have also been used in certain firefighting foams.
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