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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Lockhart Chemical, located at 4302 James P Cole Boulevard, has operated since 1982 and is a provider of underbody coatings, metalworking additives, paint/coatings, hydraulic fluids and lubricants. Due to a discharge to the Flint River from the storm sewer system that serves Lockhart and other industrial facilities in the area, and a complaint of discolored water from that storm sewer outfall, EGLE collected samples from the storm sewer for PFAS analysis in April 2019. Results showed elevated PFOS in a manhole at 27 ppt and at an outfall at 24 ppt. Based on results and historical groundwater contamination at the site, EGLE requested Lockhart Chemical to conduct investigation to explain the source of contamination.
Lockhart Chemical Company is located adjacent to the northern portion of the Buick City Racer site. Evidence shows both sites are impacting the city of Flint's storm sewer system by contaminating groundwater infiltration. Contaminated groundwater at Lockhart Chemical is entering the municipal storm sewer system located adjacent to the site and discharging directly to the Flint River. At this time, other completed exposure pathways associated with this site are not known.
Content posted September 2020.
See an aerial view of the location of the site.
RRD staff have worked extensively with the local health department to identify any drinking water wells nearby. The effort did not identify any nearby residential wells. The Lockhart Chemical Company is adjacent to the Buick City RACER site and the effort to identify wells near the Buick City RACER site would have also identified any wells that may be impacted by Lockhart Chemical.
EGLE will discuss further groundwater investigation with the PRP to delineate remedial plan.
|
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 | August 2019 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Surface Water | April - August 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
*Groundwater results are compared to EGLE Part 201 Criteria of PFOS 16 ppt and PFOA 8 ppt. *Surface water samples are compared to Rule 57 non-drinking water values of 12 ppt for PFOS and 12,000 ppt for PFOA.