Proposal Is First Time In Decade Standards Have Been Updated
Gov. Tony Evers` administration is proposing new groundwater quality standard recommendations for 27 substances determined to be a threat to public health, including compounds known as PFAS.
At a press conference on Friday in Madison, representatives from the state Department of Natural Resources, state Department of Health Services and state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection explained how a recommendation by the DNR was made to DHS to do a scientific study of potential health hazards associated with the list of chemicals. DHS has now forwarded their recommendations to the DNR, which will begin a rulemaking process to set new standards.
Ken Notes: A great idea but, without budget control, a willingness to address CAFO`s head on, a non political DNR, talking about cost effective solutions with business, community support for improvements in their systems with funding support, and the power companies working with government to decommission coal plants, we are talking about problems without really solving on them. The problem is not stronger standards, the problem is working TOGETHER to reach them.
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