Attorney makes case for absolving airport as source of PFAS contamination

'This is far from the typical spill'

An attorney representing the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport and the two municipalities that operate it - the City of Rhinelander and Oneida County - has officially requested the Department of Natural Resource "clarify or rescind" a letter it issued to the airport in early December identifying it as the most likely source of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detected last year in two municipal wells. (subscriber access)

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• By Jamie Taylor and Heather Schaefer-
• February 10, 2020