*Update*
A fun follow-up from Lisa’s trip to DC last month; one of the issues discussed with the Wisconsin representatives was a PFAS liability exemption for public utilities. CERCLA now includes PFAS as a hazardous waste and it has been found in biosolids from water and wastewater treatment facilities (which is often land applied). Utilities are passive receivers of PFAS – it’s coming from manufacturers and utilities that don’t benefit from or contribute PFAS in any way. Furthermore, rate payers are the ones who would bear the burden of cleaning superfund sites. Unfortunately, as the law currently stands, utilities could still be held financially responsible for cleanup of superfund sites without a liability exemption. The policy push during the meetings on the Hill were to support a utility liability exemption to ensure that PFAS cleanup costs are borne by the actual contributors and not utilities.
Lisa recently found out that the meeting with Representative Tony Wied resulted in him co-sponsoring the PFAS liability exemption for public utilities (H.R. 1267).
Way to go Lisa & team!!
Over the past two days, Town & Country Engineering’s Lisa Twarog had the incredible opportunity to attend the National Water Policy Fly-In in Washington, D.C. as a Young Professionals scholarship recipient from the Water Environment Federation (WEF).
During the event, she heard firsthand from EPA leadership about current and upcoming policies impacting the water sector. She also met with several members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation and their staff to discuss key water and wastewater issues affecting our state.
What an amazing accomplishment, Lisa!
