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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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The Sturgis Municipal Wells site is in the city of Sturgis and became a Superfund site in 1984 due to groundwater being contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The two local properties identified as likely sources were Kirsch Company Plant 1 and the former Wade Electric Property. Cleanup in the 1990s included addressing VOCs by extracting vapors from the soil at the Kirsch property, installing a pump-and-treat systems to treat groundwater, and limiting the use of, and access to, the site.
In late 2024, PFAS was sampled at both the Kirsch and Wade portions of the site. At the Kirsch Source Area, one well exceeded groundwater cleanup criteria at 42.2 ppt PFOA (compared to 8 ppt), and on the Wade Electric Source Area, one vertical aquifer sample exceeded criteria at 9 ppt PFOA and 87 ppt PFOS (compared to 16 ppt).
Groundwater flow varies due to the presence of extraction wells at the site, which extract groundwater and take it to a treatment system. Effluent sampling at the shallow groundwater treatment system was non-detect for PFAS.
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This app provides access to multiple datasets from Michigan’s PFAS Action Response Team (MPART), including data on official sites, surface water, public water supplies, and fish sampling.
Short & generic description of what users will find here.
Residents within the city of Sturgis limits are on municipal water. Areas outside of city limits rely on private drinking water wells, however, these wells are outside the known historical impacts from the site. EGLE, DHHS and local health staff reviewed the site information and determined there are no nearby drinking water wells in need of sampling.
It is anticipated that additional wells from the existing monitoring network will be sampled to further delineate and characterize PFAS impacts attributable to the site.
Samantha Belisle, BelisleS1@Michigan.gov or 517-290-0686