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DIS- 7126
Items For Discussion   1.
Work Session Board of Supervisors - 1:00 pm
Board of Supervisors
Meeting Date:
06/06/2023
Title:
Work Session: PFAS and ADEQ in Cochise County
Submitted By:
Tim Mattix, Board of Supervisors
Department:
Board of Supervisors
Presentation:
PowerPoint
Recommendation:
Document Signatures:
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
NAME
of PRESENTER:
Paula Panzino / Jennifer Botsford
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
Chief Science Officer / Environmental Health Services Chief
Mandated Function?:
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:

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Agenda Item Text:

Presentation and discussion with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ): What is Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and What is ADEQ Doing in Cochise County?

Background:

Paula Panzino, Chief Science Officer for ADEQ and Jennifer Botsford, Environmental Health Services Chief for the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) will give a presentation, and discuss with the Board, PFAS and what ADEQ is doing in Cochise County.

Other ADEQ reps in attendance include Laura Carusona, ADEQ Drinking Water Section Manager, Caroline Oppleman, Communications Director; Matt Narter, ADEQ Office of Environmental Excellence Senior Hydrogeologist, and Melissa Hayes, ADEQ Southeast Arizona Community Liaison.

Department's Next Steps (if approved):

N/A

Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:

N/A

To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:

N/A

Fiscal Impact

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