Please contact the Site Lead for the most up-to-date status of this site.
Mary Ann St Antoine, StAntoineM@Michigan.gov or 989-370-8035.
Haywire Landfill – only takes paper sludge: 906-286-0179
Haywire Landfill, located on M-94 north of Manistique, has operated since 2003, as a Type III low-hazard industrial waste landfill. The landfill is currently 28 acres and receives paper mill residual material (also called paper pulp). Due to historical groundwater contamination at this site, including boron, total inorganic nitrogen, and arsenic, and the fact that paper mill residuals often contain PFAS chemicals, EGLE requested that the Haywire Landfill sample groundwater for PFAS, which was done in June 2021.
Groundwater flows to the east – northeast towards the Manistique River.
Content posted October 2022.
See an aerial view of the location of the site.
There are no residential wells located downgradient or side gradient of the landfill.
EGLE will request the Landfill to collect samples from wells located on the border of the landfill, to help delineate the plume of contamination and to determine if any PFAS contamination has left the site.
|
Type of Sample |
Date Sampled |
Number of Sample Results Received |
Number of Samples above Criteria* |
|
Groundwater Monitoring Wells |
June 9, 2021 |
4 |
3 |
* Residential well and groundwater monitoring well results are compared to EGLE Part 201 criteria for 7 PFAS compounds effective 12/21/2020: PFOS (16 ppt), PFOA (8 ppt), PFNA (6 ppt), PFHxS (51 ppt), PFHxA (400,000 ppt), PFBS (420 ppt), and HFPO-DA (370 ppt).
