PFAS Archives - Huron River Watershed Council

Rebecca Esselman 11/23/2021 PFAS Stream of Consciousness, Fall 2021

This blog post was originally published September 1st in the Huron River Report, Fall 2021. Some days, protecting our water and…

Daniel Brown 11/09/2021 PFAS PFAS and Dams on the Huron River

The State of Michigan has released advisories to avoid exposure to river foam, which tends to form near dams. If…

Daniel Brown 08/13/2021 PFAS PFAS Action Act Passes U.S. House

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan PFAS Action Act on July 21. The bill will head to the…

Daniel Brown 07/01/2021 PFAS PFAS Cleanup Rule Public Hearing July 8th

The State of Michigan is working through the process of establishing cleanup rules for PFAS in groundwater used as drinking…

Daniel Brown 01/13/2021 PFAS Michigan Will Now Require Cleanup for Seven PFAS Pollutants

In some welcome news to close out 2020, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has established…

Daniel Brown 07/29/2020 PFAS Michigan Sets Drinking Water Standards for Seven PFAS Chemicals

Michigan is set to enact new PFAS drinking water standards (known as Maximum Contaminant Levels or MCLs) after rules setting…

Daniel Brown 04/27/2020 PFAS What to Do if you Find Suspicious Foam

Many PFAS compounds, including those that contaminate the Huron River, concentrate in foam. At high enough concentrations in water, they…

Daniel Brown 01/15/2020 PFAS EGLE Hearing on PFAS Drinking Water Standards Held in Ann Arbor

HRWC Provides Comments The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) held a public hearing last night at…

Pam Labadie 01/10/2020 PFAS Working with impact on PFAS

HRWC shares critical information about PFAS by coordinating stakeholder communications and conducting public outreach. A special excerpt on HRWC’s PFAS…

Daniel Brown 11/07/2019 PFAS PFAS Confirmed at Former Chrysler Facility Along Huron River

PFAS chemicals have been confirmed at concerning levels at a former Chrysler manufacturing facility along the Huron River in Scio…

Daniel Brown 06/26/2019 PFAS PFAS Update: New Round of Surface Water Tests Show Major Improvements in Some PFAS Levels

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE, formerly the DEQ) recently completed a new round of PFAS…

Daniel Brown 05/02/2019 PFAS PFAS Update: Accelerated Action and New Foam Advisory

The PFAS threat is continuing to evolve rapidly throughout Michigan and in the Huron River Watershed. We previously discussed the…

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