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
Laboratories Offering Home Testing
PFAS MCLs and Drinking Water
Statewide Testing Initiative
Official Correspondence
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Please contact the Site Lead for the most up-to-date status of this site.
Nathan Whitmyer, WhitmyerN@Michigan.gov or 269-286-1451.
Southeast Berrien County Landfill Authority: 269-695-2500
The Southeast Berrien County Landfill located 1540 Mayflower Road is an active municipal solid waste landfill (Type II Landfill). The landfill receives non-hazardous residential, commercial, and construction and demolition waste.
The landfill was sampled at the request of EGLE as part of statewide landfill survey.& Four groundwater monitoring wells were sampled and one well (MW-7) had concentrations of PFOA at 16 ppt, which is above the new Part 201 Criteria of 8 ppt PFOA.
Groundwater flow is to the northwest. There is a wetland and small lake (Crescent Lake) near the site. Analytical results indicate that there is no detection of PFAS in the monitoring well nearest the lake (PZ-86S). Most of the residents near the landfill are on city water.
Content posted August 2020.
See an aerial view of the location of the site.
There are no residents downgradient from the monitoring well where PFAS was detected on this site. EGLE will work with the city and local health department to confirm all nearby residents are connected to municipal drinking water.
Groundwater monitoring will continue at this site.
|
Type of Sample |
Date Sampled |
Number of Sample Results Received |
Number of Samples Above PFOS Criteria |
Number of Samples Above PFOA Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwater | Oct 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 |