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Viking Corporation (Hastings, Barry County)

Viking Corporation (Hastings, Barry County)

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EGLE site lead

Lynn Gosson, GossonL1@Michigan.gov or 989-225-0161.

Background

The Viking Corporation (Viking) site is located at 210 North Industrial Park Drive in Hastings. Viking manufactures fire protection systems, primarily sprinklers and valves. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has records that indicate that Viking conducted testing of fire suppression foam using a 1-3% foam concentration with 97-99% water on the property. Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) manufactured by 3M was tested in this manner on-site from 1998/1999 until 2001, when 3M took their AFFFs out of production due to PFAS-related concerns.

Documentation shows that the foam generated during testing was directed to the testing area (Test Basin), pumped from the basin by Liquid Industrial Waste Service of Holland, and ultimately discharged to the Holland Board of Public Works wastewater treatment system. The Test basin is comprised of a membrane-lined concrete basin. The location of the Test Basin on the property is shown on the provided map. The test Basin is currently enclosed within short wooden walls that extend from the concrete basin walls up to a roof structure. Viking is in the process of ascertaining further details on the history of AFFF testing at their property.

Viking and nearby properties are supplied with municipal water from the city of Hastings. The city of Hastings municipal water was tested for PFAS in April 2018 as part of EGLE's statewide testing initiative and was non-detect for total tested PFAS.

Nearby waterbodies include the Thornapple River and a wetland, both of which are downgradient of the source location.

Content posted September 2020

Viking Corp Groundwater Elevations Map

Groundwater elevations map

See an aerial view of the groundwater elevations of the site.

Expand the groundwater elevations map
Viking Corp PFOS Plume Map

PFOS concentration map

See an aerial view of the PFOS of the site.

Expand the PFOS map

Drinking water

Not applicable; Viking Corp. and nearby properties are supplied with municipal water from the city of Hastings. EGLE has sampled all municipal water supplies for PFAS. View the results for the city of Hastings.

Anticipated activities

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will continue to work with Viking Corp. to define the extent of the contamination. Viking will develop plans to further the delineation of the nature and extent of PFAS compounds in groundwater and soils. Completion of this work is anticipated in late 2020.

Historical Timeline

    • On October 11, 2018, Viking took 5 groundwater samples near the northern edge of their property near the “Test Basin”.
    • On December 28, 2018, Viking provided a Notice of Migration of Contamination to the Scotia Land Company, the neighboring property to the north, informing them that PFAS compounds were detected in groundwater monitor well TW-ATT-2R on their property.
    • On January 25, 2019, EGLE received communication of these results from Viking; the highest results were 192,000 ppt PFOS+PFOA, and 335,090 ppt Total Tested PFAS.
    • In February 2019 Viking submitted a workplan to EGLE for review and EGLE provided comments.
    • In May 2019, Viking gained access to private property and permitted their work plan appropriately. Execution of their investigation work plan began during the last week of May and continued through August.
    • In late May 2019, Viking was able to collect soil samples around the test basin and install an upland groundwater monitoring well cluster. Groundwater monitoring wells could not be installed in the wetland area as planned as conditions in the wetland were too wet for access.
    • On October 24, 2019, EGLE met with Viking to discuss results from spring / summer 2019 field work and next steps.
    • On October 28, 2019, Viking provided EGLE a Tech Memo summarizing results from spring / summer 2019 field work.

    Historical Sampling Table: PFOS + PFOA Only

    Data is reflective of criteria prior to August 3, 2020. This table reflects data received prior to August 3, 2020.

    Type of Sample

    Date Sampled

    # of Samples

    # of Results Received

    # of Non-detects

    # Between Non-detect and standard*

    #>Standard

    Groundwater

    		 Oct 11, 2018 5 5 0 1 4
    Groundwater Jun - Aug 2019 18 18 3 9 6
    Soil May 2019 16 16 0 0 16

    Cumulative

    		 39 39 3 10 26

    *Groundwater results are compared to EGLE Part 201 Criteria of 70 ppt PFOS+PFOA.
    *Soil results are compared to EGLE Part 201 Criteria of 240 ppt (PFOS) and 10 million ppt 

    • In February and March 2020 Viking Corp installed an additional 30 groundwater monitoring wells in the wetland area west and north of the Test Basin. Samples were collected for analysis in March 2020.
    • In April 2020 Viking Corp installed and collected samples from a new well east of North Industrial Park Drive. Additional sampling was performed at an existing groundwater monitoring well (MW-3).
    • Statis groundwater elevations from existing groundwater monitoring wells were measured in August 2020 and groundwater samples collected in late August – early September for PFAS analysis.
    • On September 3, 2020, EGLE and Viking met to discuss results from 2020 field work.
    • On September 9, 2020 Viking provided EGLE a Tech Memo summarizing results from 2020 field work.

    Sampling Results: PFOS and PFOA Only

    This table reflects data received after August 3, 2020. Data prior to August 3, 2020 is reflected in the timeline below.

    Type of Sample

    Date Sampled (or range)

    Number of Sample
    Results Received

    Number of Samples above
    PFOS Criteria

    Number of Samples above
    PFOA Criteria

    Groundwater

    		 March - September 2020 31 8 14

    * Groundwater results are compared to EGLE Part 201 Criteria of PFOS 16 ppt and PFOA 8 ppt.

    Sampling Notes

    • On August 3, 2020, new Part 201 Criteria went into effect.  Historical sampling data compared to Part 201 Criteria >70 is captured in the historical timeline below.
    • Other PFAS analytes were detected in samples. There are no federal or state standards for these analytes.