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State agencies: Faulk Road landfill produced only limited, low‑mass PFAS detections; village to continue monitoring
Summary
State investigators reported limited PFAS detections concentrated in a shallow, low‑flow perched groundwater lens at the former Faulk Road Landfill; one private well previously exceeded Michigan drinking‑water criteria, affected homes were offered certified filters, and long‑term monitoring will be managed by the village.
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) staff and contractor WSP presented results of a multi‑year PFAS investigation at the former Faulk Road Landfill (FFRD) near Holly during a community meeting. The agencies said PFAS were detected in a small number of monitoring and private wells but that the pattern and magnitudes indicate a limited, low‑mass source confined largely to a shallow perched clay lens near the landfill.
WSP hydrogeologist Len Manowski said investigators collected groundwater, surface water and sediment samples, installed six new monitoring wells and performed vertical aquifer profiling to understand how PFAS move beneath the site. “The FFRD does not appear to be a significant ongoing source of PFAS or related impacts to groundwater,” Manowski said, summarizing the technical team's interpretation.
The agencies reported three PFAS analytes exceeded EGLE screening criteria at isolated locations: PFOS, PFOA and PFNA. The highest on‑site PFOS concentration reported was about 55 parts per trillion (ppt), which EGLE and WSP said is an exceedance of Michigan drinking‑water guidance but is…
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