DNR Will Restart the Process to Change PFAS Regulations for Drinking Water

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 -- 11:01 AM

(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will restart the process to change PFAS regulations for drinking water.

According to Bob Hague with the Wisconsin Radio Network, the Natural Resources Board approved a request for public hearings on the subject at its meeting last week.

The D N R wants to set regulations to meet federal guidelines, but the change must go through a full round of hearings and meetings. If the change goes through, DNR staff say 90 water systems will have to be remediated statewide.

Legislative Republicans prevented a previous alteration of the standards after the agency used emergency rulings to push for remediation in several parts of the state.

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