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Brad Pfaff: “Wisconsin does not have a groundwater standard [for PFAS].”

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 02:02

We move forward and we actually set a groundwater standard. And that is important because in Wisconsin, we have a surface water standard and we have drinking water standards, but we do Wisconsin does not have a groundwater standard [for PFAS]. So when we move to clean up PFAs, we have to clean it up to a particular standard. But if you do not have a groundwater standard, how do we know at what level to clean this up? (02:02–02:12)

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Asserts that Wisconsin lacks a groundwater standard for PFAS.

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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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“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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“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…”
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