2016 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 13:36:31 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Antrim County, Michigan TCE Plume
 
Special Report: Examining Our Drinking Water

By Lynsey Mukomel
9 and 10 News (Northern Michigan)
May 26, 2016

In the wake of the Flint water crisis, Northern Michigan's News Leader looked into the water in our area.

A contamination in Antrim County has been around for years.

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality keeps a close eye on it.

"We're dealing with the sins of our fathers on this one."

The MDEQ is dealing with a massive contamination in Antrim County groundwater, a cleaning solvent called TCE was used by a manufacturing company from the 1940's-1960's and dumped into lagoons outside the plant.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.9and10news.com/story/32066436/special-report-examining-our-drinking-water

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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