Laboratories Offering Home Testing
PFAS MCLs and Drinking Water
Statewide Testing Initiative
PFAS Sites and Areas of Interest
There are two major classes of firefighting foam: Class A and Class B. Class B is also called Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) and is usually created using PFAS. It is a highly effective foam used for fighting high-hazard flammable liquid fires, like gasoline, oil, and jet fuel.
Wastewater Treatment Plants / Industrial Pretreatment Program
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Nathan Whitmyer, WhitmyerN@Michigan.gov or 269-286-1451.
Orchard Hill Landfill: 269-463-5588
Orchard Hill Landfill (OHLF) is located at 3290 Hennesey Road. The landfill was identified by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) as a high priority solid waste site for the purpose of PFAS sampling based on known previous groundwater impacts at the site and proximity of drinking water receptors (private water wells) to the site. On September 1, 2019, EGLE requested that OHLF conduct PFAS sampling at select groundwater monitoring wells. Groundwater results at monitoring well EW-5 showed a combined level of PFOS and PFOA above criteria of 70 ppt.
Near monitoring well EW-5, groundwater flows to the west/northwest. It is worth noting that the Ryno Drain flows south to north downgradient and on the western boundary of the site.
Content posted July 2020.
See an aerial view of the location of the site.
No residential well testing has been conducted so far. EGLE is working with the local health department to review well logs to determine possible residential well sampling in the future.
EGLE anticipates receiving the sample results from the July 15th sampling event in early August. EGLE will be collecting a drinking water sample from the Coloma Rod and Gun Club (CRGC) west of OHLF.
|
Type of Sample |
Date Sampled |
# of Samples |
# of Results Received |
# of Non-detects |
# Between Non-detect and standard* |
# > Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater |
Dec 2019 - July 2020 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
|
Cumulative |
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
*Groundwater results are compared to EGLE Part 201 Criteria of 70 ppt PFOS+PFOA.