PFAS testing at Dane County Parks

Good news to report: The Land and Water Department has been working to proactively test water wells at County Parks for PFAS.

This is in addition to the testing that they already do for Nitrates and EColi. This testing is partially a result of the Environment, Ag and Natural Resources focus on PFAS chemicals and proactively reporting public health information.

There are not many guidelines or regulations when it comes to PFAS testing in transient non community wells defined as a water system that serves at least 25 people at least 60

days of the year, but does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same people over six months of the year.

However, this proactive testing will help the community make informed decisions about drinking water at Dane County Parks.

The full report will be released this summer however more details are in this draft:

https://dane.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14117335...

My goal is to do a deep dive into this testing at an upcoming SASY neighborhood association meeting.