Hastings seeks PFAS funding after MN Legislature sinks bonding bill
The recent closure of the legislative session without the passage of the infrastructure bonding bill has Hastings going back to the drawing board.
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The recent closure of the legislative session without the passage of the infrastructure bonding bill has Hastings going back to the drawing board.
Nearly all of the wells in Hastings and South St. Paul don't meet the new drinking water standards.
The City of Hastings issued a notice on Wednesday morning informing its residents that some of its municipal wells are now above the allowable drinking standards for PFAS.
The Minnesota Department of Health released a list of 23 Minnesota water systems that exceed the new thresholds during the most recent round of well testing.
New federal limits on the presence of "forever chemicals" in drinking water mean nearly all of Hastings' wells are above allowable levels.