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Adoption of Approach to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Compounds in the Milwaukee Region
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RESOLVED, by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, that District staff shall pursue the following 12 actions, to be implemented over the next 24 months:
1. Identify major industries within the District’s regional sewer service area that use per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in their industrial process and provide enhanced monitoring of these locations.
2. Design and implement a monitoring program for wastewater influent, effluent, air emissions, and biosolids for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, beginning with perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, but potentially expanding to additional compounds.
3. Work with local sources that threaten compliance with the 20 ppb threshold for perfluorooctane sulfonate /perfluorooctanoic acid to develop a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances/perfluorooctanoic acid reduction plan.
4. Establish local limits on industrial users with pretreatment permits.
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5. Utilize the National Association of Clean Water Agencies’ model legislative language and modify this language for Wisconsin applicability and advocate for legislation that prioritizes source control and risk-based effluent and biosolids limits.
6. Strategically advocate for legislation in key states outside Wisconsin that prioritizes source control and risk-based effluent and biosolids limits.
7. Analyze the amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances/perfluorooctanoic acid in rainwater, urban runoff, and agricultural runoff.
8. Establish a river monitoring program for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances/perfluorooctanoic acid.
9. Develop a brochure summarizing the pertinent scientific information, focused on public health and the affordability of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances/perfluorooctanoic acid treatment.
10. Partner with environmental groups, agronomists, and the United States Department of Agriculture to help educate the public.
11. Develop product redistribution plans to offset loss of sales in states that ban biosolid fertilizers.
12. Update the District’s financial analysis to better understand costs of alternate sludge disposal.
FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, that, at the end of the 24 months, the Executive Director shall report to the Commission on the 12 actions and the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances compounds on District operations.