Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC) budget by $104,500 and authorizes a contract with Pace Analytical Services LLC in the amount of $204,500 for the analysis of PFAS in private drinking water samples. PHMDC received $100,000 from Dane County in the Department’s 2023 operating budget to test for PFAS in private drinking water wells from low income households which will be used to pay 100% of the analysis cost for samples collected from up to 239 low-income households. PHMDC’s water quality laboratory does not have the equipment, capacity, or expertise to perform this analysis. As a result, a competitive bidding process was completed and Pace Analytical Services LLC was selected to provide these services. In addition, PHMDC plans to offer PFAS testing at cost to households and other private well owners that are not considered low-income. The cost for PFAS testing under this contract will be approximately $100 less than tests available from other labs. With this price, PHMDC expects to offer PFAS testing for up to another 250 homes by the end of the 2023. This would result in an additional $104,500 in revenue collected that would be paid to the contractor in addition to the budgeted amount for low-income households.
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Amending the Public Health budget and authorizing a contract with Pace Analytical Services LLC for the analysis of PFAS in private drinking water samples
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WHEREAS, Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) is participating in a per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing initiative; and
WHEREAS, the primary objective of this project is to increase the amount of data available on the level of PFAS in private wells in Dane County; and
WHEREAS, to accomplish this, PHMDC intends to promote PFAS testing of private wells widely; and
WHEREAS, PHMDC’s water quality laboratory does not have the equipment, capacity, or expertise to perform this analysis. As a result, PHMDC worked with t...
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