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Project Partners and Roles <br />●Freshwater (Non-profit) –Project lead, dedicated <br />to preserving clean, sustainable water that is vital for <br />healthy communities & ecosystem. Primary role as <br />project manager and education/dissemination of <br />findings. <br />●Bay West (Subcontractor) –Project <br />implementation. Identify, document, and replicate the <br />destruction of PFAS compounds through focused <br />biofilm implementation. <br />●University of Minnesota (Subcontractor) Dr. Cara <br />Santelli -Santelli Geomicrobiology Laboratory <br />working with multidisciplinary science teams using <br />multiple approaches from metagenomics, genomics, <br />and transcriptomics to define microbial communities <br />and molecular mechanisms associated with specific <br />biogeochemical activities. <br />Final Legislative Language <br />"$1,336,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the <br />commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with <br />Freshwater Society to develop biofilm treatment <br />technology and demonstrate field-scale removal of per- <br />and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from <br />contaminated groundwater.” <br />Partnership Opportunities <br />We are hoping to partner with Lake Elmo to collect samples <br />from various field sites to conduct metagenomic and <br />chemical testing to inform our search for potential PFAS <br />degrading microbes. Sampling proposed in summer 2026. <br />Future opportunities for partnership on identifying a site for <br />field scale testing could be possible if it is of interest to the <br />city. This work would be informed by the initial sampling and <br />take place summer 2027