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Vienna City Superintendent Shon Westart looks at the city's water treatment system in Vienna, Mo., April 8, 2025. The system is capable of filtering out volatile organic compounds, but it does not filter out "forever chemicals" like PFOS.
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The Maries County town has until 2029 to reduce levels of PFOS that were found in a sample of its drinking water.
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