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Manmade Chemical Has Contaminated Wells, Could Trickle into Communities Across Wisconsin

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Manmade Chemical Has Contaminated Wells, Could Trickle into Communities Across Wisconsin
Manmade Chemical Has Contaminated Wells, Could Trickle into Communities Across Wisconsin

Imagine not being able to drink or cook with the water coming from your tap because it's not safe.

That`' the reality for dozens of homeowners in Marinette County, where the Wisconsin DNR says the well and groundwater is contaminated.

THE SHORELINE SUNSETS HERETHE SHORELINE SUNSETS HEREWILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY.WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY.WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY.THE BEAUTIFUL LAKES, RIVERS ANDTHE BEAUTIFUL LAKES, RIVERS ANDTHE BEAUTIFUL LAKES, RIVERS ANDSTREAMS. OF MARINETTE COUNTYTHE BEAUTIFUL LAKES, RIVERS ANDSTREAMS. OF MARINETTE COUNTYDRAW HUNDREDS TOSTREAMS. OF MARINETTE COUNTYDRAW HUNDREDS TODRAW HUNDREDS TODRAW HUNDREDS TOLIVE ALONG THE WATER.LIVE ALONG THE WATER.LIVE ALONG THE WATER.CINDY-WE DONT WANT TO LOSE THATCINDY-WE DONT WANT TO LOSE THATCINDY-WE DONT WANT TO LOSE THATAND WE DONT WANT TO GIVE THATCINDY-WE DONT WANT TO LOSE THATAND WE DONT WANT TO GIVE THATUP WATER DOZENS OF HOMEOWNERSAND WE DONT WANT TO GIVE THATUP WATER DOZENS OF HOMEOWNERSAND WE DONT WANT TO GIVE THATUP WATER DOZENS OF HOMEOWNERSFEAR...UP WATER DOZENS OF HOMEOWNERSFEAR...FEAR...FEAR...NAT OF WIND AND FLAG OUTSIDE THENAT OF WIND AND FLAG OUTSIDE THENAT OF WIND AND FLAG OUTSIDE THECOURTHOUSECOURTHOUSEIS NO LONGER SAFE.IS NO LONGER SAFE.CINDY BOYLE- ANYBODY HEREIS NO LONGER SAFE.CINDY BOYLE- ANYBODY HEREFEELING BRAVE?

THIS IS FROM THECINDY BOYLE- ANYBODY HEREFEELING BRAVE?

THIS IS FROM THECINDY BOYLE- ANYBODY HEREFEELING BRAVE?

THIS IS FROM THECONTAMINATED WATER PLUME.FEELING BRAVE?

THIS IS FROM THECONTAMINATED WATER PLUME.FEELING BRAVE?

THIS IS FROM THECONTAMINATED WATER PLUME.ANYBODY CARE TO TRYCONTAMINATED WATER PLUME.ANYBODY CARE TO TRYANYBODY CARE TO TRYIT?... I WOULDNT RECOMMEND ITIN 2017... LOCAL MANUFACTURER,JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL.REACHED OUT TO CINDY AND CHUCKREACHED OUT TO CINDY AND CHUCKBOYLE.REACHED OUT TO CINDY AND CHUCKBOYLE.CHUCK- HAD NO IDEA.

HAD NO IDEABOYLE.CHUCK- HAD NO IDEA.

HAD NO IDEABOYLE.CHUCK- HAD NO IDEA.

HAD NO IDEAWHAT IT WASCHUCK- HAD NO IDEA.

HAD NO IDEAWHAT IT WASWHAT IT WASASKING TO TEST THE WELL ON AASKING TO TEST THE WELL ON AFAMILY PROPERTY... FOR AASKING TO TEST THE WELL ON AFAMILY PROPERTY... FOR ACHEMICAL CALLEDFAMILY PROPERTY... FOR ACHEMICAL CALLEDCHEMICAL CALLEDPFAS.CHUCK BOYLE- THEY NEVER LEAD USCHUCK BOYLE- THEY NEVER LEAD USTO BELIEVE IT WAS A NASTYCHUCK BOYLE- THEY NEVER LEAD USTO BELIEVE IT WAS A NASTYCOMPOUND AT ALL, UNTIL WE DIDTO BELIEVE IT WAS A NASTYCOMPOUND AT ALL, UNTIL WE DIDTO BELIEVE IT WAS A NASTYCOMPOUND AT ALL, UNTIL WE DIDOUR OWNCOMPOUND AT ALL, UNTIL WE DIDOUR OWNOUR OWNRESEARCH ON ITRESEARCH ON IT'PFAS' STANDS FOR PER- AND POLY-'PFAS' STANDS FOR PER- AND POLY-'PFAS' STANDS FOR PER- AND POLY-FLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

MAN-FLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

MAN-MADE COMPOUNDS..

USED BYMADE COMPOUNDS..

USED BYMANUFACTURERS WORLDWIDE SINCEMADE COMPOUNDS..

USED BYMANUFACTURERS WORLDWIDE SINCETHEMANUFACTURERS WORLDWIDE SINCETHETHE19-40S.

TO PRODUCE PRODUCTS19-40S.

TO PRODUCE PRODUCTSLIKE NON- STICK COOKWARE, STAIN19-40S.

TO PRODUCE PRODUCTSLIKE NON- STICK COOKWARE, STAINRESISTENTLIKE NON- STICK COOKWARE, STAINRESISTENTLIKE NON- STICK COOKWARE, STAINRESISTENTFABRICS... AND FIRE-FIGHTINGRESISTENTFABRICS... AND FIRE-FIGHTINGRESISTENTFABRICS... AND FIRE-FIGHTINGFOAM.FABRICS... AND FIRE-FIGHTINGFOAM.FABRICS... AND FIRE-FIGHTINGFOAM.DARSI- WERE VERY CONCERNEDFOAM.DARSI- WERE VERY CONCERNEDDARSI- WERE VERY CONCERNEDDARSI- WERE VERY CONCERNEDWISCONSIN IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OFWISCONSIN IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OFWISCONSIN IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OFSTATES.

LEADING THE WAY.

TO SETWISCONSIN IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OFSTATES.

LEADING THE WAY.

TO SETENFORCEABLE 'PFAS' DRINKINGSTATES.

LEADING THE WAY.

TO SETENFORCEABLE 'PFAS' DRINKINGSTATES.

LEADING THE WAY.

TO SETENFORCEABLE 'PFAS' DRINKINGWATER STANDARDS.ENFORCEABLE 'PFAS' DRINKINGWATER STANDARDS.ENFORCEABLE 'PFAS' DRINKINGWATER STANDARDS.A TASK THAT LEAD THE WISCOSNINWATER STANDARDS.A TASK THAT LEAD THE WISCOSNINA TASK THAT LEAD THE WISCOSNINA TASK THAT LEAD THE WISCOSNINDNR TO INVESTIGATE JOHNSONA TASK THAT LEAD THE WISCOSNINDNR TO INVESTIGATE JOHNSONCONTROLS.DNR TO INVESTIGATE JOHNSONCONTROLS.CONTROLS.CONTROLS.DARSI FOSS/WI DNR- THEY SPRAYEDDARSI FOSS/WI DNR- THEY SPRAYEDDARSI FOSS/WI DNR- THEY SPRAYEDA LOT OF FOAM OVERA LOT OF FOAM OVERA LOT OF FOAM OVERDECADES THAT SPREAD INTODECADES THAT SPREAD INTODECADES THAT SPREAD INTODITCHES, INTO SURFACE WATER ANDDECADES THAT SPREAD INTODITCHES, INTO SURFACE WATER ANDGROUND WATERDITCHES, INTO SURFACE WATER ANDGROUND WATERGROUND WATERIN 2017... JOHNSON CONTROLSIN 2017... JOHNSON CONTROLSNOTIFIED THE D-N-R..

IT HADIN 2017... JOHNSON CONTROLSNOTIFIED THE D-N-R..

IT HADTESTED FOR ANDNOTIFIED THE D-N-R..

IT HADTESTED FOR ANDTESTED FOR ANDFOUND 'PFAS' IN THE GROUND..

ONFOUND 'PFAS' IN THE GROUND..

ONITS MARINETTE FIRE TRAININGFOUND 'PFAS' IN THE GROUND..

ONITS MARINETTE FIRE TRAININGSITE.ITS MARINETTE FIRE TRAININGSITE.ITS MARINETTE FIRE TRAININGSITE.THE COMPANY ALSO ACKLOWLEDGED INSITE.THE COMPANY ALSO ACKLOWLEDGED INTHE COMPANY ALSO ACKLOWLEDGED INTHE COMPANY ALSO ACKLOWLEDGED INTHAT REPORT.... IT KNEW THETHAT REPORT.... IT KNEW THETHAT REPORT.... IT KNEW THECHEMICAL WAS IN THE GROUND...CHEMICAL WAS IN THE GROUND...CHEMICAL WAS IN THE GROUND...NEARLY 4 YEARS EARLIER.CHEMICAL WAS IN THE GROUND...NEARLY 4 YEARS EARLIER.BUT DID NOT REPORT IT.NEARLY 4 YEARS EARLIER.BUT DID NOT REPORT IT.BUT DID NOT REPORT IT.JOHN PERKINS- WE CONTINUED TOJOHN PERKINS- WE CONTINUED TOEVALUATE THAT WITH OURJOHN PERKINS- WE CONTINUED TOEVALUATE THAT WITH OURCONSULTANT RECOMMENDATION THATEVALUATE THAT WITH OURCONSULTANT RECOMMENDATION THATWASCONSULTANT RECOMMENDATION THATWASWASNO REQUIREMENT TO REPORT BASEDNO REQUIREMENT TO REPORT BASEDON OUR CONSULTANTS FEEDBACK TONO REQUIREMENT TO REPORT BASEDON OUR CONSULTANTS FEEDBACK TOUSON OUR CONSULTANTS FEEDBACK TOUSUSTHE DNR SAYS JOHNSON CONTROLSINTERPRETATION.

IS NOT CORRECT.INTERPRETATION.

IS NOT CORRECT.UNDER WISCONSIN LAW.

ANYONE WHOUNDER WISCONSIN LAW.

ANYONE WHOUNDER WISCONSIN LAW.

ANYONE WHOEITHER CAUSES OR DISCOVERS AEITHER CAUSES OR DISCOVERS AEITHER CAUSES OR DISCOVERS AHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN THEEITHER CAUSES OR DISCOVERS AHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN THEGROUND ON THEIR PROPERRY ORHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN THEGROUND ON THEIR PROPERRY ORHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN THEGROUND ON THEIR PROPERRY ORANYONEGROUND ON THEIR PROPERRY ORANYONEGROUND ON THEIR PROPERRY ORANYONEELSES PROPERTY.

MUST REPORT ITANYONEELSES PROPERTY.

MUST REPORT ITELSES PROPERTY.

MUST REPORT ITELSES PROPERTY.

MUST REPORT ITIMMEDIATELY.IMMEDIATELY.THE DNR HAS REFFERED JCI TO THETHE DNR HAS REFFERED JCI TO THEDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FORTHE DNR HAS REFFERED JCI TO THEDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FORFAILURE TO REPORT.DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FORFAILURE TO REPORT.FAILURE TO REPORT.THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ISTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL ISINVESTIGATING.INVESTIGATING.INVESTIGATING.CINDY- YOU CANT PRETEND YOUCINDY- YOU CANT PRETEND YOUCINDY- YOU CANT PRETEND YOUDIDNT KNOW IT WAS LEAVING YOURDIDNT KNOW IT WAS LEAVING YOURDIDNT KNOW IT WAS LEAVING YOURPROPERTY.

ONCE IN THE GROUND.PROPERTY.

ONCE IN THE GROUND.PROPERTY.

ONCE IN THE GROUND.THE CHEMICALS SPREAD... THROUGHPROPERTY.

ONCE IN THE GROUND.THE CHEMICALS SPREAD... THROUGHTHE SOIL,THE CHEMICALS SPREAD... THROUGHTHE SOIL,THE CHEMICALS SPREAD... THROUGHTHE SOIL,GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER.THE SOIL,GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER.GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER.GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER.AND INTO DOZENS OF PRIVATEGROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER.AND INTO DOZENS OF PRIVATEWELLS.AND INTO DOZENS OF PRIVATEWELLS.WELLS.MAKING THE WATER... UNSAFE TOMAKING THE WATER... UNSAFE TODRINKMAKING THE WATER... UNSAFE TODRINKCOOK WITH.DRINKCOOK WITH.DRINKCOOK WITH.OR EVEN TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH.COOK WITH.OR EVEN TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH.OR EVEN TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH.OR EVEN TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH.CINDY- ITS AWFUL.

ITS ALARMINGCINDY- ITS AWFUL.

ITS ALARMINGCINDY- ITS AWFUL.

ITS ALARMINGAND UNSETTLINGAND UNSETTLINGTHE BOYLES SPEARHEADED 'STOPTHE BOYLES SPEARHEADED 'STOPPOISONING OUR WATER'... ATHE BOYLES SPEARHEADED 'STOPPOISONING OUR WATER'... ACAMPAIGNPOISONING OUR WATER'... ACAMPAIGNCAMPAIGNTO EDUCATE THEIR COMMUNITY ABOUTTO EDUCATE THEIR COMMUNITY ABOUTPFAS.PFAS.JOHNSON CONTROLS IS ALSO WORKINGJOHNSON CONTROLS IS ALSO WORKINGJOHNSON CONTROLS IS ALSO WORKINGTO ADDRESS THE CONTAMINATION.TO ADDRESS THE CONTAMINATION.TO ADDRESS THE CONTAMINATION.IT NO LONGER TESTS FIRE-FIGHTINGIT NO LONGER TESTS FIRE-FIGHTINGIT NO LONGER TESTS FIRE-FIGHTINGFOAM WITH 2 PFAS COMPOUNDS.FOAM WITH 2 PFAS COMPOUNDS.FOAM WITH 2 PFAS COMPOUNDS.THE COMPANY IS ALSO WORKING ON ATHE COMPANY IS ALSO WORKING ON ATHE COMPANY IS ALSO WORKING ON APLAN TO PIPE CLEAN WATER INTOTHE COMPANY IS ALSO WORKING ON APLAN TO PIPE CLEAN WATER INTOTHE AFFECTEDPLAN TO PIPE CLEAN WATER INTOTHE AFFECTEDTHE AFFECTEDAREAS.IN THE MEANTIME... JCI ISIN THE MEANTIME... JCI ISPROVIDING FREE BOTTLED WATER TOIN THE MEANTIME... JCI ISPROVIDING FREE BOTTLED WATER TOEVERYONE LIVING INPROVIDING FREE BOTTLED WATER TOEVERYONE LIVING INEVERYONE LIVING INEVERYONE LIVING INTHE CONTAMINATION AREA.... ANDTHE CONTAMINATION AREA.... ANDTHE CONTAMINATION AREA.... ANDFILTRATION SYSTEMS IN HOMES THATTHE CONTAMINATION AREA.... ANDFILTRATION SYSTEMS IN HOMES THATTESTFILTRATION SYSTEMS IN HOMES THATTESTTESTPOSITIVE FOR HIGH LEVELS OFPOSITIVE FOR HIGH LEVELS OF'PFAS'.'PFAS'.OPENS DOOROPENS DOORTHE COMPANY ALSO INSTALLED TWOTHE COMPANY ALSO INSTALLED TWOTHE COMPANY ALSO INSTALLED TWOINDUSTRIAL FILTRATION STATIONSTHE COMPANY ALSO INSTALLED TWOINDUSTRIAL FILTRATION STATIONSON EACH OFINDUSTRIAL FILTRATION STATIONSON EACH OFINDUSTRIAL FILTRATION STATIONSON EACH OFTHE STREAMS..

THAT RUN THROUGHON EACH OFTHE STREAMS..

THAT RUN THROUGHTHE STREAMS..

THAT RUN THROUGHITS PROPERTY..

AND INTO TOWN.ITS PROPERTY..

AND INTO TOWN.THE STATIONS ARE DESIGNED TOTHE STATIONS ARE DESIGNED TOTHE STATIONS ARE DESIGNED TOFILTER AND REMOVE THE 'PFAS'...FILTER AND REMOVE THE 'PFAS'...FILTER AND REMOVE THE 'PFAS'...THATS STILL SPEADING FROM THEFILTER AND REMOVE THE 'PFAS'...THATS STILL SPEADING FROM THECONTAMINATION SITE.THATS STILL SPEADING FROM THECONTAMINATION SITE.THATS STILL SPEADING FROM THECONTAMINATION SITE.PERKINS- CONCENTRATIONS COMINGCONTAMINATION SITE.PERKINS- CONCENTRATIONS COMINGPERKINS- CONCENTRATIONS COMINGPERKINS- CONCENTRATIONS COMINGINTO THIS FACILITY ARE ROUGHLYPERKINS- CONCENTRATIONS COMINGINTO THIS FACILITY ARE ROUGHLY3,000 PARTS PER TRILLION SOMEINTO THIS FACILITY ARE ROUGHLY3,000 PARTS PER TRILLION SOMEINTO THIS FACILITY ARE ROUGHLY3,000 PARTS PER TRILLION SOMEDAYS ARE LESS, BUT ROUGHLY 3,0003,000 PARTS PER TRILLION SOMEDAYS ARE LESS, BUT ROUGHLY 3,0003,000 PARTS PER TRILLION SOMEDAYS ARE LESS, BUT ROUGHLY 3,000PARTS PER TRILLION.

WHEN ITDAYS ARE LESS, BUT ROUGHLY 3,000PARTS PER TRILLION.

WHEN ITDAYS ARE LESS, BUT ROUGHLY 3,000PARTS PER TRILLION.

WHEN ITLEAVES THE FACILITY ITSPARTS PER TRILLION.

WHEN ITLEAVES THE FACILITY ITSPARTS PER TRILLION.

WHEN ITLEAVES THE FACILITY ITSNON-DETECTABLEPARTS PER TRILLION.

WHEN ITLEAVES THE FACILITY ITSNON-DETECTABLECONCENTRATIONSLEAVES THE FACILITY ITSNON-DETECTABLECONCENTRATIONSNON-DETECTABLECONCENTRATIONSNON-DETECTABLECONCENTRATIONSAMY- 3,000 PARTS PER TRILLION ISCONCENTRATIONSAMY- 3,000 PARTS PER TRILLION ISCONCENTRATIONSAMY- 3,000 PARTS PER TRILLION ISSIGNIFICANT.

ACCORDING TOAMY- 3,000 PARTS PER TRILLION ISSIGNIFICANT.

ACCORDING TOSIGNIFICANT.

ACCORDING TOTHE EPA, ANY MORE THAN 70 PARTSTHE EPA, ANY MORE THAN 70 PARTSPER TRILLION ISNT SAFE.

WATERTHE EPA, ANY MORE THAN 70 PARTSPER TRILLION ISNT SAFE.

WATERQUALITY GROUPS SAY THATS THEPER TRILLION ISNT SAFE.

WATERQUALITY GROUPS SAY THATS THEPER TRILLION ISNT SAFE.

WATERQUALITY GROUPS SAY THATS THEEQUIVALENTQUALITY GROUPS SAY THATS THEEQUIVALENTEQUIVALENTTO A DROP OF WATER IN AN OLYMPICTO A DROP OF WATER IN AN OLYMPICSIZE SWIMMING POOL.

THERE ISTO A DROP OF WATER IN AN OLYMPICSIZE SWIMMING POOL.

THERE ISEVIDENCE EXPOSURE TO HIGHERSIZE SWIMMING POOL.

THERE ISEVIDENCE EXPOSURE TO HIGHEREVIDENCE EXPOSURE TO HIGHERAMOUNTS CAN LEAD TO INFERTILITY,AMOUNTS CAN LEAD TO INFERTILITY,CANCER, AND THYROID DISEASE.CANCER, AND THYROID DISEASE.JCIS FILTRATION SYSTEM WENTON-LINE IN OCTOBER OF 2019.5 YEARS AFTER THE COMPANYSTEST FOUND IT WAS IN THE GROUND.TEST FOUND IT WAS IN THE GROUND.2-YEARS AFTER KAYLA AND DEAN2-YEARS AFTER KAYLA AND DEAN2-YEARS AFTER KAYLA AND DEANFURTON BOUGHT KAYLAS CHILDHOODFURTON BOUGHT KAYLAS CHILDHOODFURTON BOUGHT KAYLAS CHILDHOODHOME.HOME.KAYLA-UN HM, YESKAYLA-UN HM, YESAND..

ONE YEAR AFTER... KALYAKAYLA-UN HM, YESAND..

ONE YEAR AFTER... KALYAGOT SICK.AND..

ONE YEAR AFTER... KALYAGOT SICK.GOT SICK.GOT SICK.KAYLA- IVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITHKAYLA- IVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITHKAYLA- IVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITHA THYROID DISEASE SINCE WEVEKAYLA- IVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITHA THYROID DISEASE SINCE WEVEMOVED BACK.

THAT MAY OR MAY NOTA THYROID DISEASE SINCE WEVEMOVED BACK.

THAT MAY OR MAY NOTA THYROID DISEASE SINCE WEVEMOVED BACK.

THAT MAY OR MAY NOTBEMOVED BACK.

THAT MAY OR MAY NOTBEBERELATED THE CONTAMINATIONA BLOOD TEST CAN MEASURE THEAMOUNT OF PFAS IN KAYLA'S BODY.THE $800 TEST ISNT COVERED BYTHE $800 TEST ISNT COVERED BYKAYLAS INSURANCE, SO SHE HASNTKAYLAS INSURANCE, SO SHE HASNTKAYLAS INSURANCE, SO SHE HASNTBEEN TESTED.

THE FURTONS WANTBEEN TESTED.

THE FURTONS WANTBEEN TESTED.

THE FURTONS WANTJOHNSON CONTROLS TO PAY TO TESTBEEN TESTED.

THE FURTONS WANTJOHNSON CONTROLS TO PAY TO TESTEVERY PERSON LIVING IN THEJOHNSON CONTROLS TO PAY TO TESTEVERY PERSON LIVING IN THEEVERY PERSON LIVING IN THECONTAMINATION AREA.CONTAMINATION AREA.THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED.CONTAMINATION AREA.THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED.PERKINS- THERE IS NO FEDERALTHE COMPANY HAS REFUSED.PERKINS- THERE IS NO FEDERALPERKINS- THERE IS NO FEDERALREQUIREMENT FOR ANY TYPE OFREQUIREMENT FOR ANY TYPE OFREQUIREMENT FOR ANY TYPE OFHEALTH STUDY RELATED TO PFAS.HEALTH STUDY RELATED TO PFAS.?SOME KIND OF NAT??SOME KIND OF NAT?JOHNSON CONTROLS IS NOT THE ONLYJOHNSON CONTROLS IS NOT THE ONLYJOHNSON CONTROLS IS NOT THE ONLYMANUFACTURER TO USE PFASMANUFACTURER TO USE PFASAND MARINETTE COUNTY ISNT THEAND MARINETTE COUNTY ISNT THEONLY COMMUNITY AT RISK.

PFAS ISONLY COMMUNITY AT RISK.

PFAS ISONLY COMMUNITY AT RISK.

PFAS ISSHOWING UP..

IN SMALLERONLY COMMUNITY AT RISK.

PFAS ISSHOWING UP..

IN SMALLERAMOUNTS... IN MUNICIPAL WELLSSHOWING UP..

IN SMALLERAMOUNTS... IN MUNICIPAL WELLSSHOWING UP..

IN SMALLERAMOUNTS... IN MUNICIPAL WELLSACROSS THE STATE.AMOUNTS... IN MUNICIPAL WELLSACROSS THE STATE.ACROSS THE STATE.ACROSS THE STATE.AND EVEN MORE COMMUNITIES COULDAND EVEN MORE COMMUNITIES COULDAND EVEN MORE COMMUNITIES COULDBE AT RISKBE AT RISKBE AT RISKWE DONT KNOW WHICH... BECAUSEWE DONT KNOW WHICH... BECAUSEWE DONT KNOW WHICH... BECAUSETESTING FOR PFAS IS VOLUNTARY...WE DONT KNOW WHICH... BECAUSETESTING FOR PFAS IS VOLUNTARY...ANDTESTING FOR PFAS IS VOLUNTARY...ANDANDMOST COMMUNITIES ARE ELECTINGMOST COMMUNITIES ARE ELECTINGNOT TO.MOST COMMUNITIES ARE ELECTINGNOT TO.SHARON MERTENS/MMSD- ITS BETTERNOT TO.SHARON MERTENS/MMSD- ITS BETTERSHARON MERTENS/MMSD- ITS BETTERSHARON MERTENS/MMSD- ITS BETTERTO HAVE NO DATA THAN BAD DATATO HAVE NO DATA THAN BAD DATATHE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN SEWERTHE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN SEWERDISTRICT IS PLANNING TO TEST FORTHE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN SEWERDISTRICT IS PLANNING TO TEST FORPFAS..

BUTDISTRICT IS PLANNING TO TEST FORPFAS..

BUTPFAS..

BUTONLY AFTER THE DNR SETS SAMPLINGONLY AFTER THE DNR SETS SAMPLINGAND TESTING PROTICOLS.AND TESTING PROTICOLS.AND TESTING PROTICOLS.SHARON- WE WANT TO COMPLY, ANDSHARON- WE WANT TO COMPLY, ANDSHARON- WE WANT TO COMPLY, ANDWE WANT TO HELP THE DNR GET THISWE WANT TO HELP THE DNR GET THISWE WANT TO HELP THE DNR GET THISINFORMATION, AND WE REALLYINFORMATION, AND WE REALLYINFORMATION, AND WE REALLYWANT IT OURSELVES TOO, TOWANT IT OURSELVES TOO, TOWANT IT OURSELVES TOO, TOUNDERSTAND WHATS COMING INTOWANT IT OURSELVES TOO, TOUNDERSTAND WHATS COMING INTOOUR TREATMENT FACILITIES ANDUNDERSTAND WHATS COMING INTOOUR TREATMENT FACILITIES ANDUNDERSTAND WHATS COMING INTOOUR TREATMENT FACILITIES ANDWHATS GOINGOUR TREATMENT FACILITIES ANDWHATS GOINGWHATS GOINGOUT INTO THE LAKENAT FROM COUNTY MEETINGNAT FROM COUNTY MEETINGPROPOSED STATE LEGISLATION WOULDPROPOSED STATE LEGISLATION WOULDPROPOSED STATE LEGISLATION WOULDSET MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.SET MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.SET MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.THE 'CLEAR ACT' WOULD ALSO GIVESET MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.THE 'CLEAR ACT' WOULD ALSO GIVETHE DNR MORE AUTHORITY TOTHE 'CLEAR ACT' WOULD ALSO GIVETHE DNR MORE AUTHORITY TOTHE 'CLEAR ACT' WOULD ALSO GIVETHE DNR MORE AUTHORITY TOENFORCE THOSETHE DNR MORE AUTHORITY TOENFORCE THOSEENFORCE THOSEENFORCE THOSESTANDARDS AND DETERMINE ASTANDARDS AND DETERMINE ASTANDARDS AND DETERMINE APOLLUTERS FINANICALSTANDARDS AND DETERMINE APOLLUTERS FINANICALRESPONSIBILITY.POLLUTERS FINANICALRESPONSIBILITY.RESPONSIBILITY.RESPONSIBILITY.NAT- RESOLUTION PASSES CLIP 6902NAT- RESOLUTION PASSES CLIP 6902THE MARINETTE COUNTY BOARDTHE MARINETTE COUNTY BOARDSUPPORTS THE CLEAR ACT.

THESUPPORTS THE CLEAR ACT.

THESUPPORTS THE CLEAR ACT.

THERESOLUTION IS ONLY SYMBOLIC...SUPPORTS THE CLEAR ACT.

THERESOLUTION IS ONLY SYMBOLIC...BUT FOR KAYLA AND HERRESOLUTION IS ONLY SYMBOLIC...BUT FOR KAYLA AND HERRESOLUTION IS ONLY SYMBOLIC...BUT FOR KAYLA AND HERNEIGHBORS... EVEN ABUT FOR KAYLA AND HERNEIGHBORS... EVEN ABUT FOR KAYLA AND HERNEIGHBORS... EVEN ASYMBOLIC VOTE IS A START.NEIGHBORS... EVEN ASYMBOLIC VOTE IS A START.SYMBOLIC VOTE IS A START.SYMBOLIC VOTE IS A START.KAYLA- IT GETS REALLYKAYLA- IT GETS REALLYKAYLA- IT GETS REALLYOVERWHELMING AT TIMES TO THINKOVERWHELMING AT TIMES TO THINKOVERWHELMING AT TIMES TO THINKABOUT THE TRUE COSTS AND WHAT ITOVERWHELMING AT TIMES TO THINKABOUT THE TRUE COSTS AND WHAT ITACTUALLY MEANSABOUT THE TRUE COSTS AND WHAT ITACTUALLY MEANSACTUALLY MEANSACTUALLY MEANSFOR THE PEOPLE FACING ITFOR THE PEOPLE FACING ITNAT- OF WATERMEANTIME.... JOHNSON CONTROLS ISMEANTIME.... JOHNSON CONTROLS ISWORKING WITH THE DNR..

ON HOW TOMEANTIME.... JOHNSON CONTROLS ISWORKING WITH THE DNR..

ON HOW TOBEST CLEAN UPWORKING WITH THE DNR..

ON HOW TOBEST CLEAN UPWORKING WITH THE DNR..

ON HOW TOBEST CLEAN UPITS PROPERTY..

AND TO STOP THEBEST CLEAN UPITS PROPERTY..

AND TO STOP THEITS PROPERTY..

AND TO STOP THEITS PROPERTY..

AND TO STOP THESPREAD OF CONTAMINATION.SPREAD OF CONTAMINATION.SPREAD OF CONTAMINATION.BUT THAT COULD TAKE DECADES.BUT THAT COULD TAKE DECADES.BUT THAT COULD TAKE DECADES.THE FAMILIES... WRAPPED UP INTHE FAMILIES... WRAPPED UP INTHE FAMILIES... WRAPPED UP INTHE RED TAPE..

REFUSE TO WAIT.THE RED TAPE..

REFUSE TO WAIT.THE RED TAPE..

REFUSE TO WAIT.CINDY- WE ARE TACKLING THISTHE RED TAPE..

REFUSE TO WAIT.CINDY- WE ARE TACKLING THISPROBLEM HEAD ONCINDY- WE ARE TACKLING THISPROBLEM HEAD ONCINDY- WE ARE TACKLING THISPROBLEM HEAD ONTHEY ARE BUILDING AN ARMY OFPROBLEM HEAD ONTHEY ARE BUILDING AN ARMY OFTHEY ARE BUILDING AN ARMY OFTHEY ARE BUILDING AN ARMY OFADVOCATES... TO PUT PUBLICTHEY ARE BUILDING AN ARMY OFADVOCATES... TO PUT PUBLICPRESSURE ON JOHNSONADVOCATES... TO PUT PUBLICPRESSURE ON JOHNSONPRESSURE ON JOHNSONCONTROLS.KAYLA- THEY WONT WIN THIS.

THEYKAYLA- THEY WONT WIN THIS.

THEYKAYLA- THEY WONT WIN THIS.

THEYHAVE MADE BILLIONS OF DOLLARSKAYLA- THEY WONT WIN THIS.

THEYHAVE MADE BILLIONS OF DOLLARSCONTAMINATING OUR COMMUNITY, OURHAVE MADE BILLIONS OF DOLLARSCONTAMINATING OUR COMMUNITY, OURHAVE MADE BILLIONS OF DOLLARSCONTAMINATING OUR COMMUNITY, OURHOMES, OURCONTAMINATING OUR COMMUNITY, OURHOMES, OURHOMES, OURCHILDREN.

AND; THAT IS NOT OKAY.UNTIL STATE LAW PROTECTS THESEUNTIL STATE LAW PROTECTS THESEFAMILIES.FAMILIES.AND THE WATER AROUND THEM.AND THE WATER AROUND THEM.THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION...THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION...THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION...IS ALL THEYVE GOT.IS ALL THEYVE GOT.A HANDFUL OF STATES... INCLUDINGOUR NEIGHBHORS IN MICHIGAN ANDOUR NEIGHBHORS IN MICHIGAN ANDMINNESOTA HAVE ALREADY SETOUR NEIGHBHORS IN MICHIGAN ANDMINNESOTA HAVE ALREADY SETSTRONG 'PFAS' RULES ANDMINNESOTA HAVE ALREADY SETSTRONG 'PFAS' RULES ANDMINNESOTA HAVE ALREADY SETSTRONG 'PFAS' RULES ANDREGULATIONS.STRONG 'PFAS' RULES ANDREGULATIONS.STRONG 'PFAS' RULES ANDREGULATIONS.BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISREGULATIONS.BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISBUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISBUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISJUST BEGINNING TO WEIGH IN.JUST BEGINNING TO WEIGH IN.JUST BEGINNING TO WEIGH IN.THE EPA IS REVIEWING PUBLICTHE EPA IS REVIEWING PUBLICTHE EPA IS REVIEWING PUBLICCOMMENTS.THE EPA IS REVIEWING PUBLICCOMMENTS.ANY ACTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKECOMMENTS.ANY ACTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKEANY ACTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKEANY ACTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKEAT LEAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS.AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS.WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE STATEWHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE STATELEVEL WITH THE CLEAR ACT?LEVEL WITH THE CLEAR ACT?LEVEL WITH THE CLEAR ACT?A WATER DOWNED VERSION OF THELEVEL WITH THE CLEAR ACT?A WATER DOWNED VERSION OF THECLEAR ACT PASSED A SENATEA WATER DOWNED VERSION OF THECLEAR ACT PASSED A SENATEA WATER DOWNED VERSION OF THECLEAR ACT PASSED A SENATECOMMITTE.CLEAR ACT PASSED A SENATECOMMITTE.COMMITTE.ITS NOT CLEAR IF IT WILL BEITS NOT CLEAR IF IT WILL BEHEARD NEXT MONTH BEFORE THEITS NOT CLEAR IF IT WILL BEHEARD NEXT MONTH BEFORE THESESSION IS OVERHEARD NEXT MONTH BEFORE THESESSION IS OVERSESSION IS OVER

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