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Drinking Water - Links

Statewide Drinking Water: PFAS analytical data.

Ann Arbor Drinking Water: Water Treatment System.


Surface Waters

Statewide Surface Water: PFAS surface water limits.

PFAS and the Industrial Pretreatment Program - Michigan EGLE Initiative,

Land application of Sludge (biosolids) containing PFAS - Michigan EGLE Interim Strategy.


Recent News and Links

Current: Huron River Watershed Council - Maps and Field Data,

June 26, 2024: Elinor Epperson reports on the 1,4-dioxane plume under Ann Arbor, Michigan Public NPR.

Alert Watchdogs in Grand Rapids


Background - News Stories

May 12, 2022: Ryan Stanton reports on monitoring wells to track toxic dioxane plume in Ann Arbor, Mlive.com.

May 11, 2022: Garret Ellison reports on PFAS contamination and DOD - Lost in the Mail?, MLive.com website.

May 9, 2022: Chris Clayton reports on PFAS and sewage sludge used as Fertilizer, Progressive Farmer website.

March 15, 2022: Ron Fonger reports on Flint lead - Dr. Mona won't recommend bone scans on kids, MLive.com website.

Dec. 9, 2021: Garret Ellison reports on PFAS and DOD - 'Bureaucracy run Amok', MLive.com website.

June 28, 2021: Dawn Jones discusses EPA conversations with Flint and Detroit leaders on lead in drinking water, abc12.com.

January 14, 2021: Brakkton Booker reports on criminal charges in Flint Water Crisis, NPR.

August 19, 2020: Julie Bosman reports on how Michigan is expected to pay 600 million to victims in Flint, NY Times.

January 17, 2020: Who is to blame for poisoning Flint water, MLive.com website Flint Journal Opinion.

Dec. 23, 2019: Seitz, Thomsen, and Golinsky discuss PFAS provisions in Defense Bill, BloombergEnvironment.com.

November 13, 2019: Paula Gardner reports on PFAS at former Chrysler site, MLive.com website.

August 16, 2019: Researchers report that newer PFAS chemicals may pose greater challenge than legacy PFAS, Chemical Engineering Journal.

July 29, 2019: Kaiti Sullivan reports on efforts to regulate GenX chemicals (PFAS) in Michigan, MLive.com website.

June 19, 2019: Brian Dickerson reports on questions for new Flint Water prosecuters, Detroit Free Press.

June 13, 2019: Paul Egan reports Flint Water criminal charges dismissed, Detroit Free Press.

June 11, 2019: Paula Gardner reports on Rockford's widespread PFAS contamination, MLive.com website.

June 9, 2019: Brian Dickerson reports on Flint lead prosecutors, Detroit Free Press.

May 30, 2019: Kim Kozlowski asks new MSU president about transparency, The Detroit News.

March 4, 2019: Senators introduce PFAS Action Act, SaferChemicals.org.


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