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Investigations conducted by the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) have found numerous sites contaminated by PFAS due to the use of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). MPART learned that several fire training centers have used AFFF containing PFAS during historical training exercises, including the Kalamazoo Fire Training Center. Michigan law now prohibits training with AFFF containing PFAS.
Given the historical use of AFFF and the potential for groundwater to be impacted and reach nearby drinking water wells, MPART sampled drinking water wells near the Kalamazoo Regional Fire Training Center to protect public health.
The direction of groundwater flow is not known but is likely south/southwest towards the Kalamazoo River.
Content posted May 2025.
EGLE, DHHS, and local health (project team) identified roughly 20 residential wells and nine commercial wells within a 0.5-mile radius of the fire training center to sample. Between February and March of 2025, EGLE sampled the eight drinking water wells that agreed to be sampled for PFAS. Two were non-detect, and six had detections below criteria. DHHS provided information on how to reduce exposure to properties with detections.
Because no drinking water wells had detections of PFAS above criteria, no additional sampling is planned by MPART.
