These are places where an investigation is underway and no groundwater sample result has exceeded the Part 201 Cleanup Criteria for groundwater used as drinking water.
These areas are being investigated because there is a source of nearby. Areas of Interests may include residential well sampling adjacent to a suspected source, or other sampling that may suggest or confirm a source of PFAS.
If on-site sampling at an "Area of Interest" results in one or more groundwater sample exceeding the Part 201 Cleanup Criteria for groundwater used as drinking water, these locations will get moved to the Michigan PFAS sites page but will still be shown on this page under the header "Areas of Interest that became a site" to retain historical record.
MPART is implementing enhanced protocols (available here: MPART Continuity of Operations Plan for Residential Well Sampling Considering EO 2020-92) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during resumed activities to identify and reduce exposures to PFAS in drinking water from residential wells.
- Protocols updated October 2020
Residential wells in Cascade Township along Trout Creek have been sampled for PFAS.
Due to the presence of residential wells north of the Cherry Capital Airport and the USCG Air Station, Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) staff collected water samples from temporary groundwater wells along the south side of Parsons Road in September 2020.
More InformationElevated levels of PFAS were found in several drains and warrants further investigation.
More InformationResidential wells near the Kentwood Landfill Superfund site have been sampled for PFAS.
More InformationA large amount of foam was seen flowing out of a sewer in the city of Melvindale, in Wayne County.
More InformationIn April 2018, in response to community health concerns, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) compiled a list of known sites of environmental contamination within the greater Otsego area.
More InformationResults from EGLE's IPP program indicated that high levels of PFAS, specifically PFOS, were being passed through the treatment process at the Ionia Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
More InformationThe drinking water supply at Greenlawn Mobile Home Court is located in Rothbury and was sampled by EGLE nine times as part of the state-wide public water supply testing initiative between 2018 and 2020.
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