CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) -- Cascade Township has created a new page on it's website dedicated to new PFAS concerns near the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in response to a Target 8 investigationTarget 8 tracked down former Ford airport fire chiefs who say they used thousand of gallons of the AFFF firefighting foam during the 1980's and 1990's, most during training.
It drained untreated into the ground, they said. They called for testing of nearby wells.There are more than 400 homes downhill from the airport, along the Thornapple River, most on wells.
It's the same foam that has contaminated air force bases around the country with the likely carcinogen.
The state Department of Environmental Quality has asked the Ford airport to investigate. The township said the investigation will start with soil sampling and determining how groundwater flows from the airport.
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