With new PFAS limits, some east metro cities have big water cleanup jobs ahead

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With new PFAS limits, some east metro cities have big water cleanup jobs ahead

Nearly all of the water wells serving Hastings and South St. Paul have PFAS chemical levels exceeding the new limits for drinking water announced last week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The cities are among several in the east metro that are stepping up efforts to handle the “forever chemicals” after the EPA on April 10 finalized standards of no more than 4 parts per trillion for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. While some communit…