Laboratories Offering Home Testing
PFAS MCLs and Drinking Water
Statewide Testing Initiative
PFAS Sites and Areas of Interest
There are two major classes of firefighting foam: Class A and Class B. Class B is also called Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) and is usually created using PFAS. It is a highly effective foam used for fighting high-hazard flammable liquid fires, like gasoline, oil, and jet fuel.
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Superior Sanitation Brighton, located at 7350 Rushton Road, is a former unlicensed waste processing and storage facility in an industrial area. The private party removed the waste piles and conducted a site investigation that included screening for PFAS in soil and shallow groundwater. PFAS samples were collected at six of 13 groundwater monitoring well locations in November 2023. EGLE received the report in February 2024. Four of six groundwater monitoring wells sampled had PFAS above criteria and the highest results were 93 ppt PFOA (compared to 8 ppt), 230 ppt PFOS (compared to 16 ppt), and 120 ppt PFHxS (compared to 51 ppt). Shallow groundwater flows radially towards the Huron River and Spring Mill Creek adjacent to the property. PFOS has been detected in groundwater above criteria close to Spring Mill Creek which runs parallel to the Huron River for 2.5 miles prior to joining the river.
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There is no municipal water supply in the area. EGLE, DHHS, and the local health department reviewed residential well logs in the area. PFAS sampling of nine shallow private wells has been proposed and is pending access which are located on Rushton Road, south to the intersection of Silver Lake Road. Area well logs show a confining clay layer between the PFAS contaminated shallow water bearing zone and the deeper drinking water bearing zone.
In addition to sampling private wells on Rushton Road to Silver Lake Road where access is granted, EGLE intends to sample the Huron River and Spring Mill Creek for PFAS. EGLE will also request the private party consultant to sample all monitoring wells for PFAS this year. Selected monitoring wells at the facility will be sampled periodically for PFAS to determine future PFAS monitoring needs.