Committee: new inoculation lowers PFAS in compost; staff to seek DNR testing and possible extension

Staff reported that raw fiber cake had been spread on the compost pad and Sand County Environmental completed an inoculation treatment; "the results came back with much lower PFAS results," according to the meeting record. The department anticipates DNR will require additional testing before approving land-spreading of the material and that staff would need to hire a contractor and identify a DNR-approved land-spread location.

Committee member Billy Fried expressed concern about meeting the June 30, 2027 deadline and asked whether Corporation Counsel could prepare a letter requesting an extension. The committee listed drafting a letter to DNR for an extension as a future agenda item; no extension was requested during this meeting.