PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Testing around a former landfill in Portage revealed that dangerous PFAS contamination has not spread to nearby wells, officials say.
What is now South Westnedge Park was a landfill before it closed in the early 1990s. PFAS was first discovered there last year as part of groundwater monitoring and neighbors were informed then. Testing of nearby wellsstarted last month.
None of the tests for 22 residential wells came back with PFAS levels at or above the federal safety threshold for drinking water. The highest levels of combined PFOA and PFOS — two members of the PFAS class of chemicals — was 17 parts per trillion, well below the advisory limit of 70 ppt.
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