10/09/2020- Marinette’s City Council voted this week to accept Tyco’s offer to provide $1.3 million toward the purchase of new equipment that will allow the city to dispose of PFAS-contaminated biosolids from its wastewater treatment facility. Following the discovery of PFAS compounds within their biosolids, which are believed to have originated at Tyco’s facility, the City intends to acquire a grinder, press, dryer, and storage facility for the contaminated material, which would then eventually be transferred to a landfill in Oregon or Canada. While the equipment will reduce the volume of the biosolids and make them easier to transport, it could cost the City $20000 or more annually for the new landfilling in Oregon or Canada than what it had previously cost the City to land-spread on agricultural fields and there are also anticipated to be increased costs for operating the equipment. Tyco previously contributed $3 million to the City for the testing, removal, treatment, and disposal of material from the City’s biosolids holding tanks.
Council Approves Deal with Tyco to Cover Cost of New Biosolids Processing Equipment

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