MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – Gov. Tony Evers signed two bills Monday morning, ensuring Wisconsinites have clean, safe drinking water.
Gov. Evers signed Assembly Bills 130 and 131, which address PFAS contamination in Wisconsin and secure protections for landowners. Together, these bills facilitate the release of $125 million in PFAS investments.
This legislation secures protections for landowners by investing $80 million of the $125 million in the PFAS Trust Fund to support local communities, investing $35 million of the $125 million in the PFAS Trust Fund for an expanded Well Compensation Grant Program, providing funding for emergency bottled water for private well owners in situations in which PFAS contamination in drinking water is discovered, and creating new opportunities for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to support communities in PFAS mitigation…