(WTAQ-WLUK) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has ordered a company to provide three Marinette County homeowners with bottled drinking water.
The three residents have private wells near the JCI Tyco Biosolid Applied Fields Investigation Area.
Recent samples showed high levels of PFAS contamination.
According to the CDC, PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substances, are man-made chemicals used in a variety of non-stick products such as fire-fighting foam. They can increase cancer risk, affect growth, learning, and women’s fertility.
Thet DNR says JCI/Tyco completed sampling of 98 of 174 private wells determined to be located near fields where biosolids had been spread in the past for the areas surrounding Marinette and Peshtigo.
Of the 61 preliminary sampling results provided to the DNR to date by JCI/Tyco, three private drinking water wells had PFAS levels in excess of the Department of Health Services (DHS) recommended cumulative groundwater enforcement standard of 20 parts per trillion (ppt).
The combined preliminary results for two PFAS compounds, PFOA & PFOS, are as follows:
- 48 wells are No Detect (ND)
- 6 wells are below the reporting limit (aka “J” flagged)
- 4 wells are between the reporting limit between and 20 ppt
- 2 wells are between 20 ppt and 70 ppt
- 1 well was at 1,157 ppt
On Wednesday, the DNR will be hosting an online listening session in Marinette at noon and 6 p.m. to discuss the recent private well sampling results.
The DNR is hosting an online listening session in Marinette at Noon and 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 to discuss the recent private well sampling results from the biosolid landspreading areas around Marinette, Peshtigo and surrounding communities.
