sturgis municipal wells

505 W CHICAGO ROAD

The Sturgis Municipal Wells site is located in the City of Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Routine sampling by the Michigan Department of Public Health (MDPH) in 1982 revealed that two of the four municipal water supply wells serving the City of Sturgis were contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (also called perchloroethylene or PCE). In 1983, the city asked approximately 10,000 residents in its service area to limit their water usage. In 1984, the city began utilizing a new well, the Oaklawn, bringing the total to three usable wells (the Broadus, Lakeview and Oaklawn) and two contaminated wells (the Layne and Jackson). In 1985, the Broadus well was found to be contaminated. In 1989, the MDPH advised the city not to rely on the Layne, Jackson, and Broadus wells. The city is now relying on the Thurston Woods well, installed in 1989, along with the Oaklawn and Lakeview wells, to serve their needs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in September 1983 and finalized the site on the NPL in September 1984. Site Responsibility The site is being addressed by the potentially responsible party (PRP) with oversight of the State.

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