State Rep Pleased With PFAS Testing Results

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State Representative Beth Griffin of Mattawan is relieved to see the results of the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team’s PFAS testing around Michigan. MPART, as it’s commonly known, released its screening results late last week, showing 90% of water supplies in the state tested for no PFAS. However, that still leaves 10%. That’s why Griffin tells WSJM News she’s introducing legislation to extend MPART.

“[It] codifies the MPART into statute, which is a good thing because it’s needed and if we codify it into statute, it just means it’ll be easier for funding to flow from the state to the locals,” Griffin said.

Griffin says two heavily-affected communities are in her district, and since MPART was created, it’s done a “stellar job” of handling the situations.

“In my district, this affected two areas in north Kalamazoo County, the Parchment area and Hartford. I think that we still need to remain vigilant, and we need to make sure that the state responds effectively to any area that tests positive.”

The findings released last week by MPART are the final results of a first-in-the-nation statewide testing to survey the safety and condition of state drinking water supplies. As for Hartford, where some homes were recently found to have PFAS in the water, Griffin says all of the affected residents are now using filters, and the community is looking at long-term solutions.