Well Water / PFAS Information

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Updated map of PFAS test results from residents located outside of the initial testing zone (6/8/2021) - *Click on the pictures to enlarge If you have results you would like to share please email them to clerk@townofcampbell.org or bring them to the Town Hall and we can make a copy. Read More
Updated PFAS test results for the Town’s public buildings (5/25/2021) - The Town of Campbell conducted PFAS testing at these four sites. The results for PFOA/PFOS are as follows: Town Hall: 7.3 parts per trillion Library: 32.1 parts per trillion Community Center: 21.10 parts per trillion Nelson Park: .85 parts per trillion Read the full report here: Nelson Park, Campbell Town Hall, FJ Robers Library, Campbell… Read More
FAQs – French Island Temporary Emergency Water (4/22/2021) - Frequently Asked Questions for DNR-Provided Culligan Water on French Island. Read More
City of La Crosse initial site investigation report (4/22/2021) - Click on the link to view the report: https://dnr.wi.gov/botw/GetActivityDetail.do?dsn=587347&siteId=33855900&crumb=1 Read More
PFAS and health effects for children and expecting mothers (4/1/2021) - Click on the link below to watch the video from the webinar: https://web.uri.edu/steep/march-11th-lets-talk-about-pfas-taking-action-to-protect-your-health/ Read More
Nearly 1,000 residents use drive-up donation site for bottled water (3/26/2021) - CAMPBELL, Wis. – Kwik Trip and Hy-Vee donated six semi-truck loads of bottled water to the Town of Campbell for distribution on Thursday March 25, 2021 in response to PFAS contamination found in 180 private wells. Nearly 100 other residents await test results of their private well water safety. Volunteers from the Town Board, Administrative… Read More
Agreement for Requesting Temporary Emergency Water (3/26/2021) - Providing Bottled Water To Homes. For those residents with private water supplies, the DNR will provide the option of bottled water to be delivered in five gallon containers to those residents’ homes, through a state contract with Culligan. The DNR would need the residents to sign up for this service though the DNR and sign an… Read More
Drinking water advisory & information on drinking water alternatives (3/25/2021) - On March 25, 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued an interim area-wide drinking water advisory [PDF], allowing the DNR to provide temporary emergency water to residents with private wells on French Island who are not currently receiving water from the city of La Crosse. Given this interim area-wide drinking water advisory, the state is… Read More

Updated map of PFAS test results from residents located outside of the initial testing zone. (06/08/2021)

*Click on the picture to enlarge

If you have results you would like to share please email them to clerk@townofcampbell.org or bring them to the Town Hall and we can make a copy.

How to Contact the DNR

DNR Webpage

DNR Town of Campbell Hotline: 1-866-220-4841

DNR Town of Campbell E-Mail:
DNRCampbellPFAS@wisconsin.gov

Testing at the Town Hall, Library and Community Center

The Town of Campbell conducted PFAS testing at these four sites. The results for PFOA/PFOS are as follows:

Town Hall: 7.3 parts per trillion | Previous Result: 3.1 parts per trillion

Library: 32.1 parts per trillion | Previous Result: 26.1 parts per trillion

Community Center: 21.10 parts per trillion | Previous Result: 10.85 parts per trillion

Nelson Park: .85 parts per trillion | Previous Result: None

Results updated as of 05/25/2021 | Previous Results are from 02/16/2021

Read the full report here: Nelson Park, Campbell Town Hall, FJ Robers Library, Campbell Community Center
Previous Report: Laboratory Report

Wisconsin has set DNR recommended groundwater standards of 20 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA and PFOS individually and combined. Nationally, this standard is trending towards 10 parts per trillion.

The test results at the Library and Community Center exceeded the DNR standards. The test results at the Town Hall and Nelson Park are below both standards.

How to Contact Your Elected Officials

Link for Well Depths/Groundwater

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