House Street Disposal Area, Belmont, Kent County

House Street Disposal Area, Belmont, Kent County

Last Updated: June 16, 2021

EGLE Site Lead:
Karen Vorce
VorceK@Michigan.gov

Background

Recent Accomplishments

• On April 26, 2021, Wolverine submitted the Draft Groundwater-Surface Water Interface (GSI) Investigation Summary and Work Plan as required under the Consent Decree. EGLE will be holding a public comment period from May 27 through July 6, 2021 and hosted a virtual public meeting the evening of June 15, 2021 from 6 to 7:30 pm for this work plan. Refer to the banner at the top of the webpage for more information.
  • Draft Groundwater-Surface Water Interface (GSI) Investigation Summary and Work Plan
  • Recording of the June 15, 2021 Public Meeting
• On April 15, May 20, and June 17, 2021 the Wolverine Community Advisory Group held online Zoom meetings and EGLE provided project updates.
• On June 15, 2021 EGLE sent Wolverine a response letter summarizing EGLE's denial/disapproval of the draft House Street Feasibility Study Report.

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House Street Feasibility Study

• On February 19, 2021, Wolverine submitted the Draft House Street Feasibility Study to EGLE.  EGLE held a public comment period and hosted virtual public meeting regarding this plan. The comments that EGLE received during the public comment are summarized and addressed in EGLE's responsiveness summary document below. On June 15, 2021, EGLE sent Wolverine a letter summarizing the departments comments on the draft Feasibility Study.
  • Draft House Street Feasibility Study
  • Recording of Wednesday, March 31, 2021 public meeting
  • House Street Comment Period: March 11 to April 17, 2021
  • June 11, 2021 Draft House Street Feasibility Study Public Comment Responsiveness Summary Document
  • June 15, 2021 EGLE DIsapproval Letter of Wolverine's Draft House Street Feasibility Study

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Perimeter Groundwater Monitoring Response Activity Plan

• On December 31, 2020, Wolverine submitted the Final Perimeter Groundwater Monitoring Response Activity Plan.
  • Final Perimeter Groundwater Monitoring Response Activity Plan

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Area 5, Area 6, Area 11 & 12, and Area 19 Response Activity Plans

• On December 4, 2020, Wolverine submitted the Final Area 5 Response Activity Plan.
  • Area 5 Response Activity Plan NOTE: document is 454 pages
• On December 4, 2020, Wolverine submitted the Final Area 6 Response Activity Plan.
  • Area 6 Response Activity Plan NOTE: document is 462 pages 
• On December 11, 2020, Wolverine submitted the Final Area 11 & 12 Response Activity Plan. 
  • Areas 11 and 12 Response Activity Plan NOTE: document is 446 pages
• On December 18, 2020, Wolverine submitted the Final Area 19 Response Activity Plan. 
  • Final Area 19 Response Activity Plan NOTE: document is 425 pages

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Residential Resampling Response Activity Plan

• On September 30, 2020, Wolverine submitted the Final Residential Well Resampling Response Activity Plan.
• On October 26, 2020, Wolverine's consultant, GZA, began resampling residential wells scheduled to be resampled this year as outlined in the Residential Well Resampling Response Activity Plan. This resampling will be on-going until completed.

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Groundwater-Surface Water Response Activity Plan  

• On September 23, 2020, Wolverine submitted the Final Groundwater-Surface Water Response Activity Plan.
• Between November 30, 2020 and December 9, 2020, Wolverine's consultant, GZA, collected pore water samples in the Rogue River as outlined in the Groundwater Surface Water Response Activity Plan. The permanent GSI Monitoring Well Work Plan is due to EGLE within 90-days of receipt of the pore water results referenced above, which is estimated to be mid-to-late April 2021. 

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Filter Operation and Maintenance Response Activity Plan

• On September 16, 2020. Wolverine submitted the final Filter Operation & Maintenance Response Activity Plan, entitled "Alternate Water Supply Management Plan - Point-of-Entry Treatment Systems".

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​Next Steps

• Wolverine will implement the work outlined in the February 19, 2020 Consent Decree and the associated Response Activity Plans. The table below summarizes the due dates and public comment periods of the Response Activity Plans. 

Response Activity Plan	Draft Report Due to EGLE	Public Meeting Date	Public Comment Period	EGLE Responsiveness Summary Document	Date Final Response Activity Plan Submitted
Filter Operation and Maintenance (O&M)	April 6, 2020	May 26, 2020	May 14 - June 13, 2020	August 5, 2020	September 16, 2020
Groundwater Surface Water Interface (GSI)	April 20, 2020	May 27, 2020	May 14 - June 13, 2020	August 5, 2020	September 23, 2020
Residential Well Resampling	May 4, 2020	June 23, 2020	June 11 - July 18, 2020	August 31, 2020	September 30, 2020
Groundwater Investigation - Area 5	June 18, 2020	August 18, 2020	August 6 - September 10, 2020	September 30, 2020	December 4, 2020
Groundwater Investigation - Area 6	June 18, 2020	August 18, 2020	August 6 - September 10, 2020	September 30, 2020	December 4, 2020
Groundwater Investigation - Area 11 & 12	June 18, 2020	August 18, 2020	August 6 - September 10, 2020	September 30, 2020	December 11, 2020
Groundwater Investigation - Area R-1 (19)	June 18, 2020	August 18, 2020	August 6 - September 10, 2020	September 30, 2020	December 18, 2020
Perimeter Wells	August 17, 2020	October 6, 2020	September 24 - October 24, 2020	November 10, 2020	December 31, 2020
House Street Disposal Site - Feasibility Study	February 19, 2021	March 31, 2021	March 31, 2021	June 11, 2021	To be determined
Groundwater-Surface Water Interface (GSI) Investigation Summary and Workplan	April 25 2021	June 15, 2021	May 27 - July 6 2021	To be determined	To be determined

 

Municipal Water Installation

• Section 6.1 of the Consent Decree discusses the framework for the extension of municipal water to parcels depicted and listed in Appendix I - List of Parcels and Map of Municipal Water Areas. As of Spring 2021, approximately 225 houses have been connected to municipal water. Learn more about updates on the Plainfield Township municipal water expansion project.
• Learn more about Plainfield Township's construction updates for municipal water expansion as required under the Consent Decree.

Filter Operation & Maintenance

• Wolverine will continue the operation and maintenance of whole-house filters and point-of-use filters in the North Kent Study Area in accordance with the Consent Decree, described specifically in Section 7.5 and Appendix L, and the Filter Operation and Maintenance Response Activity Plan. 

Residential Well Testing/Alternate Water Information

• 135 drinking water wells have been tested by EGLE; 1,545 drinking water wells have been tested by Wolverine; 42 drinking water wells have been tested by Kent County Department of Public Works.
• Wolverine has provided 539 whole house filters and 236 point-of-use filters. Kent County Department of Public Works has provided 10 whole house filters.
• Section 6.1 of the February 2020 Consent Decree discusses the framework for the extension of municipal water to parcels depicted and listed in Appendix I - List of Parcels and Map of Municipal Water Areas.  Learn more about updates on the Plainfield Township municipal water expansion project.
• EGLE has sampled all municipal water supplies for PFAS, including the City of Rockford and Plainfield Charter Township. View the City of Rockford and Plainfield Charter Township results.

Upcoming Community Engagement

• The Wolverine Community Advisory Group (CAG) generally meets the third Thursday of each month from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Information regarding upcoming virtual meetings can be found on the CAG's website, WolverineCAG.org.

Historical Sampling Table: data is reflective of criteria prior to August 3, 2020:
PFOS + PFOA Only
Table reflects data received prior to August 3, 2020.

Type of Sample	Number of Samples	Number of Results Received	Number of Non-detects	Number Between Non-detect and standard*	Number > Standard
Monitoring Wells (House Street Investigation Area)	490	490	234	187	69
Monitoring Wells (Wolven/Jewell Area)	192	192	62	70	60
Residential Wells	1,722	1,722	926	670	126
Cumulative	2,404	2,404	1,222	927	255

*Groundwater results are compared to EGLE's former Part 201 Criteria of 70 ppt.
*Residential well results are compared to the USEPA Lifetime Health Advisory Level of 70 ppt.

Sampling notes

• On August 3, 2020, new Part 201 Criteria went into effect. 
• Other PFAS analytes were detected in samples. There are currently no federal or state standards for these analytes.