May 2024 Trivia Answer
The answer is A, 22 water systems
The Minnesota Department of Health says that 22 public water systems in Minnesota currently have levels of PFAS above the new limits. These communities are: Battle Lake, Brooklyn Park, Pine City, Princeton, South St. Paul, Wabasha, Alexandria, Cloquet, Hastings, Lake Elmo, Newport, Pease, Sauk Rapids, Stillwater, Swanville, Waite Park, and Woodbury. The Minnesota Veterans Home in Hastings is also affected, as are mobile home parks in Lake Elmo, Austin, Bemidji, and Shakopee.
Find out more about these new regulations in this blog post featuring Staff Attorney Jay Eidsness.