![]() Crews will also test Barton Pond, where the city of Ann Arbor draws drinking water – both as a precaution and to establish baseline data should contamination reach the intake. They are also in the field today testing at 29 different locations – many with multiple samples – along the river system including Kent Lake. Investigators are testing sewage material within the Wixom treatment plant to determine if contamination remains bound up with the sludge inside the plant. Though the results to date are non-detect, EGLE is expanding its monitoring to ensure public health protection. A do not eat advisory for PFOS is already in effect. ![]() Don’t eat fish caught in this section of the Huron River. ![]() Don’t water your plants or lawn with Huron River water.Don’t swim in, wade in, play in or drink water directly from the Huron River.This recommendation may change or be expanded as additional information becomes available through test results.įor the section of the Huron River described above: This includes Norton Creek downstream of the Wixom Wastewater Treatment Plant (Oakland County), Hubbell Pond (also known as Mill Pond in Oakland County) and Kent Lake (Oakland and Livingston counties). Until further notice, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is recommending that people and pets avoid contact with the Huron River water between North Wixom Road in Oakland County and Kensington Road in Livingston County. Hexavalent chromium is a known carcinogen that can cause a number of adverse health effects through ingestion, skin contact or inhalation. The wastewater discharges to Norton Creek, which flows into the Huron River system. Liquid containing 5% hexavalent chromium was discharged to the sanitary sewer system from Tribar Manufacturing in Wixom over the weekend and routed to the Wixom wastewater treatment facility. Surface water samples are taken within the first six to 12 inches of the surface of the water.Ī “do not contact” recommendation remains in effect as continued testing along the river system and in the Wixom wastewater treatment facility takes place today Two tests taken Tuesday also detected no presence of the chemical. – Test results from nine surface water samples taken Wednesday downstream of a release of hexavalent chromium into the Huron River system showed no detectable presence of the contaminant, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced today.
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