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State Representative Denny McNamara

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Posted: 2007-03-25 00:00:00
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NEWS RELEASE

McNAMARA BILL TO PROVIDE WATER TREATMENT EVALUATION

ST. PAUL - Which water filter best protects you from chemicals that may be present in your drinking water?

State Representative Denny McNamara (R-Hastings) wants to find out, as he is co-authoring a bill that would fund an evaluation of water treatment units that remove perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and perfluorobutanoic acid from our drinking water.

“This will let people know if their filter is doing its job, how long it’s expected to work, and when they need to change it,” McNamara said.

The proposal would dedicate $593,000 from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Remediation Fund ($553,000 and $40,000 from the General Fund), and allow the Minnesota Department of Health to contract the evaluation with an independent testing lab.

By using the MPCA’s Remediation Fund, 100% of this expense would be charged to the party responsible for the chemical’s that the Dept of Health has determined to be hazardous - in this case 3M - rather than forcing Minnesota taxpayers to foot the entire bill.

“The legislation protects the taxpayers and will eventually give them some answers,” McNamara said. “People may be assuming these filters will last longer than they are actually effective. This study will let everyone know which filters are the most effective and for how long.”

McNamara said Senator Katie Sieben is carrying similar legislation in the Minnesota Senate.

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