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Brad Pfaff: “We need to demonstrate to the residents in the town of…”

Featuring: Brad Pfaff, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, 32nd District

Capitol Chats: Pfaff says he's "hell bent" on providing relief for PFAS contamination - Mar. 6, 2024

Published March 12, 2024 | Video Starts at 11:21

This is something that I do not believe the legislature can adjourn and go home and ignore. We need to be here, we need to get this job done. And We need to demonstrate to the residents in the town of Campbell and the people throughout the state of Wisconsin that we in the Wisconsin state legislature recognize the severity of this issue. and we can work to provide relief. And I am hell bent to do that. (11:21–11:33)

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Asserts the need for the Wisconsin state legislature to acknowledge the severity of the PFAS issue.

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“Nobody should drink water that comes from their tap that has PFAS in it.”
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“People in the town of Campbell have been drinking [water with PFAS] for over three years.”
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“Wisconsin does not have a groundwater standard [for PFAS].”
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“Our neighbors to the west in Minnesota have underground or groundwater standards [for PFAS].”
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“The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources estimated that it would cost more than $10 million [to address PFAS].”
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“The REINS act states that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources could not put in place any rules that cost more than $10 million.”
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“The REINS act was first enacted in the state of Wisconsin, I believe, in 2017.”
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“They should be able to go to their faucet, turn it on, and get drinking water that is PFAS free.”
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“We need to make sure that we set a groundwater standard in this state.”
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“We need to make sure that we release the money that the state legislature has already approved.”
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“The state legislature in the 2023, 2025 biannual budget, approved $125 million that would assist local municipalities and local homeowners.”
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“The legislation that I have introduced, what will create is authorizing legislation.”
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“The people in the town of Campbell that I represent are very patient.”
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“They want PFAS removed from their water.”
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