Homeowners Offered Bottled Water After Elevated PFAS Levels Found Near La Crosse Airport


Homeowners Offered Bottled Water After Elevated PFAS Levels Found Near La Crosse Airport


9 Wells Had Levels 50 Times The State`s Proposed Groundwater Standard

Dozens of homeowners near the La Crosse airport are being offered bottled water after testing of private wells showed concerning levels of PFAS contamination. Nine wells had levels of the chemicals 50 times higher than the state`s recommended groundwater standard for the so-called "forever chemicals."

The findings are part of well and groundwater sampling that began in October within the Town of Campbell near the La Crosse Regional Airport on French Island. The La Crosse Fire Department tested firefighting foam containing PFAS at burn pits on the site from the 1970s to the 1980s...
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Ken Notes: We need to rapidly look for cost effective treatment options for both wells and municipal systems. Our focus on finding the problem is one sided if we do not have solutions. I am not suggesting we abandon our search, I am suggesting we invest is a solution at the same time.

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