Franklin Village Area (Franklin Village, Oakland County)

Kimberly Ethridge, EthridgeK@Michigan.gov or 586-324-0183.

Franklin Village Area (Site) consists of multiple addresses located on Franklin Road between Evelyn Court and Vincennes Avenue/Ravine Drive. The area consists of a former gas station, auto repair, and dry cleaner, and Franklin Fire Station. Since 2017, EGLE has conducted contamination investigation, which has included soil, groundwater, and vapor sampling in this area to determine if risks to human health and the environment remain from past use of various chemicals at this site. Historical blacksmithing, manufacturing, garbage dumping, fires and potential use of AFFF are possible sources of PFAS.

Franklin Village Area is just to the west of the Rouge River (Rouge). Groundwater flow direction is east-northeast toward the Rouge River. The average known groundwater depth of EGLE's investigated area is 20 feet below ground. A continuous sandy aquifer extends to at least 200 feet below ground, according to community drinking water well logs. Most drinking water wells are screened in the aquifer ranging from 100-200 feet below ground. Five residential wells were sampled for PFAS and all were non-detect.

Content posted January 2021.

EGLE is working with the local health department to determine residential wells in the area for possible sampling in the future, if needed. Five residential wells were sampled for PFAS and all were non-detect. In the future, if any residential wells sampled exceed Part 201 PFAS criteria, the Public Health Action Plan's remedies will be utilized. The Great Lakes Water Authority water supply line is ¼-mile to the north and accessible to hook up to if necessary.

EGLE plans to continue to sample PFAS in 2021: semi-annually at some monitoring wells including MW-30S, and annually at selected residential wells. EGLE is evaluating groundwater remedial actions to address PFAS and non-PFAS contamination in the area in 2021 and beyond.