Please contact the Site Lead for the most up-to-date status of this site.
Sam Cairns, CairnsS2@Michigan.gov or 517-898-4058.
Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust, also known as RACER Trust or just RACER, was created in March 2011 by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, to clean up and position for redevelopment properties and other facilities owned by the former General Motors Corporation before its 2009 bankruptcy. The RACER Trust is one of the largest holders of industrial property in the United States and is the largest environmental response and remediation trust in United States history.
The RACER Eckles Road site is located at 12950 Eckles Road in Livonia. The site is a former General Motors Delphi Chassis Spring and Bumper Plant and is a United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) lead site. The plant was constructed in 1953 to 1954 and historically manufactured coil springs and bumpers. Plating operations were conducted at the southwest corner of the site. Fire training activities were conducted at the southeast corner of the site.
The plant was decommissioned and demolished in 2000-2001. Little to no information is known about the historic use of PFAS-containing materials. Groundwater contaminated with other chemicals has historically been collected in a French drain and treated on-site before discharging to the sanitary sewer system. In 2004, the former plating area was surrounded by a barrier wall to help contain the spread of other contaminants.
Remedial activities conducted in 2015-2017 have significantly reduced concentrations of other contaminants within the barrier wall. Groundwater contaminated with PFAS is primarily contained within the barrier wall.
The nearest lake is Newburgh Lake, and the nearest river is the Rogue River.
Content posted March 2021.
Not applicable; all nearby properties are supplied with municipal water from the Great Lakes Water Authority. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has sampled all municipal water supplies for PFAS.
The city of Livonia purchases water from the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA). View the results for GLWA.
Potential remedial alternatives to address PFAS-impacted groundwater continue to be evaluated. Currently discussions and evaluations with a developer are in progress with respect to incorporating corrective measures with site redevelopment. Additional activities to characterize the extent of PFAS-impacted groundwater are ongoing - the May sampling event is the latest of these.
