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PFAS sampling results for the community water supply wells at Evergreen Mobile Home Community (MHC) showed low-level detections of two PFAS compounds. A review of potential PFAS sources in the area was inconclusive, but the potential for aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) use in response to a local vehicle, house and/or tire fires was suggested. The tire fire property has been sampled and the AFFF does not appear to be the source of the PFAS in the area.
Municipal water supply is unavailable in the area, and local residences and businesses are on drinking water wells. The area with the detections is in a wellhead protection area. Regional groundwater flow is to the southeast.
Content posted June 2023.
Municipal water is not available in the area. Residential well sampling conducted in August 2021, September 2021, and June 2022 included 28 drinking water wells. Six homes had PFAS concentrations that exceed criteria, four homes had detections below criteria, and 18 homes were non-detect for PFAS analyzed.
EGLE will work with DHHS and Ionia County Health Department to replace six drinking water wells at the homes that had detections above criteria. The PFAS impacted drinking water wells will be abandoned.
