State Representative Beth Griffin of Mattawan wants the state of Michigan to keep up its efforts to find PFAS in community water supplies. She’s introduced legislation that would make the state’s PFAS action response team a permanent agency under the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, or EGLE. Griffin tells WSJM News the team has helped to detect PFAS in several communities, including some in southwest Michigan.
“I have weekly conference calls with EGLE about Parchment and Hartford, and they were able to get the answers they needed and transition to safe drinking water as quickly as possible due in part to the actions of the MPART team,” Griffin said.
Griffin tells us the legislation not only codifies the PFAS action response team, but it also sets aside $3 million for more testing. The legislation is now before the Michigan House Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
