Please contact the Site Lead for the most up-to-date status of this site.
Beth Mead, O'Brien, OBrienE1@Michigan.gov or 517-242-7829
The Roto-Finish Co., Inc. is an EPA Superfund site located at 3700 East Milham. Historic operations included manufacturing specialized equipment to deburr and polish metal castings, mechanical parts, and similar objects that required a smooth finish. Review of past operations and product use prompted EGLE to request the potentially responsible party to sample for PFAS at the site. The potentially responsible party declined the request. EGLE sampled six groundwater monitoring wells for PFAS and detected concentrations above the drinking water standard. The highest concentration groundwater sample contained 16 ppt PFOA (compared to 8 ppt). Historically, the groundwater flow direction at the site was toward the southwest, then west. There was shift in groundwater flow direction over time due to the changing impact of a (Pfizer) water production well south of the site, and it is now going north, northwest.
Explore the Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedances at the location.
An aerial view of the site location.
There are three businesses located west of the site that historically were sampled for volatile organic compounds as a precautionary measure to evaluate potential exposure to site-related contaminants. Only one well had detections. Those three businesses were connected to municipal water in 2024. EGLE, DHHS and the local health department evaluated nearby water wells and determined that no wells need to be sampled.
EPA has asked the potentially responsible party to sample for PFAS at the site in the future.
