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MPART and MDHHS report new PFAS sites, expand sampling in Kent County; MDHHS launches health website and scales water test-kit program

MPART COG / Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART); staff from Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) participated. · February 23, 2026
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MPART staff reported two new sites (one Ingham County BEA site and an expanding site in Cascade/Kent County affecting roughly 60 homes), and MDHHS announced a PFAS health website (michigan.gov/pfast) and recruitment of about 20 local health departments for a water test-kit initiative.

Abby, MPART staff, described two new sites: a BEA site in Ingham County at 2231 West Willow Street and an Aspenwood site on the east side of Grand Rapids in Cascade/Ada where initial sampling has expanded to about 60 houses and may grow further. "We just got somebody that sampled outside of the sampling area. They're high," Abby said, noting the team does not yet have a clear source and will…

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