Lyon Co. accepts landfill PFAS study grant
MARSHALL — With the help of state grant funding, the Lyon County landfill will be moving ahead on studying ways to remove PFAS – also called “forever chemicals” – from landfill runoff. In separate actions Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners voted to accept the grant, and to approve a rental agreement for equipment to help evaporate landfill leachate. The grant project will study how well the evaporation process separates out PFAS from the leachate. “The grant amount is $214,155 from the state, and we have until December 18 of next year to complete the project,” said Lyon ...