Agenda Date: 12/02/2025
Subject:
Title
Resolution 120-2025: Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Cities of Littleton and Englewood and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment for a per- and poly -fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Grant award, in the amount of $100,000
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Reid Betzing, City Attorney
Presentations:
Pieter Van Ry, Director of SPR
Blair Corning, Deputy Director of Environmental Programs SPR
PURPOSE:
To approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between South Platte Renew and the Cities of Littleton and Englewood (Cities) and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) for a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Grant award, in the amount of $100,000.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Sustainable Community; Safe Community; High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
As part of South Platte Renew's (SPR's) PFAS monitoring strategy, SPR applied for an Independent Environmental Study PFAS Grant from CDPHE to support the Biosolids Land Application - PFAS Transport and Risk Evaluation Project (Project). The goal of the Project is to increase understanding of PFAS presence, composition, and mobility potential in agriculture soils with historical land application of biosolids. This Project will provide data about land application of biosolids in agricultural fields in Colorado to help inform future policy and regulation related to land application.
This Project also builds upon a longstanding partnership between Colorado State University (CSU) and SPR related to biosolids land application. This project will expand the existing data set (soil quality, moisture, and crop yield) to evaluate the presence and transport of PFAS associated with biosolids land application, through sampling and analysis of surface soil, shallow soil and porewater. The Project team will also evaluate existing data on groundwater and geology in the area to evaluate risk potential...
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