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Escanaba Defense Fuel Supply Point (Escanaba, Delta County)

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Please contact the Site Lead for the most up-to-date status of this site.

EGLE site lead

Kenneth Heitkamp, HeitkampK@Michigan.gov or 517-930-5218.

Background

This site is located on the Little Bay de Noc shoreline and was a bulk fuel storage facility that supplied jet fuel to the former K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Gwinn via pipeline. The PFAS contamination at the site first came to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)'s attention in April 2014.

Content posted September 2020.

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Drinking water

There is no known impact to drinking water. All residential well testing reflected on this report has been conducted by EGLE. Residential well testing is off-base. For additional information on residential well testing and results, visit the Frequently Asked Questions. EGLE has sampled all municipal water supplies for PFAS. 

Anticipated activities

EGLE is evaluating next steps, however, the United States Air Force is without funds for this site. This summer (2020) EGLE and MDHHS will perform fish tissue sampling in Little Bay de Noc offshore of the site, to determine if there is impact to the fish population in the area by PFAS.

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