![]() ![]() The wells tested between 23 and 48 parts per trillion, with levels rising in all wells since the 2019 tests. On Wednesday, Wausau Water Works said in a news release that all six of the municipal drinking water wells in Wausau had tested above the proposed DNR limit for PFAS in its most recent round of testing in January. "With PFAS, there is neither regulations, clear guidance or clear messaging from regulatory authorities and this has created some fear and unknowns within the community," Lindman wrote. "I live and work in Wausau and my entire family continues to drink and use Wausau tap water, absolutely!!!" It was sent to media outlets minutes after the Daily Herald first reported Rosenberg's comments. In a late Friday news release, Lindman fired back at those accusing of him withholding information about the "forever chemicals" from the public, calling such charges "ridiculous." His statement did not name the mayor. "We are well below either of these," Lindman wrote in the email. The federal government does not regulate PFAS but the EPA suggests limits of 70 parts per trillion, and the DNR is considering setting a limit of 20 parts per trillion. RELATED: What are PFAS? Here's what you need to know about the emerging contaminant group known as 'forever chemicals' RELATED: Drinking water in all of Wausau's municipal wells test above the recommended state standards for PFAS known as 'forever chemicals' In fact, the 2019 round of testing Lindman was referring to had revealed five of the six city wells had levels of PFAS higher than the proposed limits by the DNR. In a 2021 email provided to the Daily Herald by the nonprofit Midwest Environmental Advocates from Lindman to Katie Rosenberg and a Wausau resident, Lindman told Rosenberg and the resident that PFAS levels in the city's wells had last tested below both the limits advised by the Environmental Protection Agency and proposed limits by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. "Yes," she wrote in an email to the Wausau Daily Herald on Friday. WAUSAU – Mayor Katie Rosenberg had a simple answer to the question of whether an email she received from Public Works Director Eric Lindman regarding "forever chemicals," or PFAS, in the city's water last year was misleading. ![]()
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