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Rockford SusCom: PFAS Test Kits for Homeowners

July 25, 2019 The Rockford Squire 0

The problem of water contamination from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, is spreading. It’s not just a Rockford problem, but a state […]

City council approves sending treated Tannery groundwater to PARCC

June 13, 2019 The Rockford Squire 0

By BETH ALTENA Wolverine Worldwide’s plan for treating groundwater at the former tannery site in downtown Rockford was approved during city council’s Monday meeting May […]

Kent County Health Department reports progress in establishing PFAS health study

June 4, 2018 The Rockford Squire 0

The Kent County Health Department (KCHD), the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), […]

Test results detect PFAS in eleven homes in previously untested area

April 5, 2018 The Rockford Squire 0

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) requested that the Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) evaluate and test groundwater from up to 46 […]

DHHS offers new fish guidelines for Freska, Versluis lakes

March 26, 2018 The Rockford Squire 0

As of March 15, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services advised the Kent County Health Department of contamination of fish from Freska and […]

Plainfield board votes to join lawsuit against Wolverine Worldwide

March 1, 2018 The Rockford Squire 0

‘We are the only party that can provide water, we obviously have a stake’ By BETH ALTENA Plainfield Township’s environmental attorney Doug Van Essen urged […]

Art Van Sports Complex well water test results free of PFAS contamination

February 22, 2018 The Rockford Squire 0

The nonprofit West Michigan Sports Commission (WMSC), who owns and manages the Art Van Sports Complex (AVSC) at 3300 10 Mile Rd. NE in Plainfield […]

Plainfield to extend municipal water for residents

February 1, 2018 The Rockford Squire 0

Town hall workshop included township officials By BETH ALTENA Residents had three hours to ask questions to Plainfield Township officials the night of Monday, January […]

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