Read the full article by Danielle Kaeding (Wisconsin Public Radio)
“After years of failed attempts at regulation, a coalition of groups and residents struggling with PFAS contamination are pressing Wisconsin lawmakers to set groundwater standards for the chemicals in a new petition.
The effort is being spearheaded by Jeff Lamont with the citizen group Save Our H2O.
In 2016, a report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources first mentioned PFAS contamination had been discovered at Tyco Fire Products’ fire training facility in Marinette several years earlier.
Since then, Tyco and Johnson Controls International have sampled 173 drinking water wells and installed 47 treatment systems, including at Lamont’s home in the town of Peshtigo.”…