[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Michigan targets $23.2M to fight chemical contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Michigan targets $23.2M to fight chemical contamination

by Jonathan Oosting
Detroit News Lansing Burea
December 13, 2017

Lansing — Michigan environmental and health agencies would receive $23.2 million in new state funding to test, assess and develop cleanup plans for chemical contamination sites under a supplemental spending bill speeding to Gov. Rick Snyder for likely signature.

On the last planned day of voting in 2017, the Michigan Senate and House on Wednesday approved a $52.85 million appropriations plan. It would send $14.8 million to the state Department of Environmental Quality and $8.4 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to mitigate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS.

At least 14 Michigan communities have sites known to have some level of PFAS in ground or drinking water supplies, according to the state. Problem areas include locations in Ann Arbor, the Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda and the former Wolverine Worldwide tannery and company dump sites in Rockford, Belmont and Plainfield Township.

While at least one state environmental specialist claims he sounded alarms about the potential threat five years ago, officials say they are still trying to understand the depth and breadth of PFAS contamination issues across Michigan.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/13/michigan-chemical-contamination-funding-bill/108581898/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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