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Kalamazoo County staff outlines local groundwater contamination sites, PFAS risks and testing options
Summary
Leah Erlinson, Kalamazoo County groundwater specialist, told commissioners June 3 the county has multiple contamination site types — including five Superfund sites and several PFAS sites — and reviewed testing, remediation and public resources for well owners.
Leah Erlinson, Kalamazoo County groundwater specialist, told the Board of Commissioners on June 3 that the county contains multiple kinds of groundwater contamination sites and described where residents can find information and testing resources.
Erlinson said the county currently has five Superfund sites overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and additional state-managed sites, including Part 201 brownfields, Part 211 and Part 213 underground-storage-tank sites, and PFAS-specific sites. "We currently have 5 within our county," Erlinson said while describing Superfund sites and how the EPA manages cleanup when there is no responsible party.
The presentation summarized contaminants commonly found in local groundwater: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PCE/TCE used in dry cleaning and degreasing, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 1,4-dioxane, per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
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