ROCKFORD, MI — The city of Rockford’s drinking water shows no signs of containing harmful chemicals from Wolverine World Wide’s tannery dump sites.
That’s according to the results from testing the city requested of one of its wells in September, said City Manager Thad Beard. The testing showed no detectable levels of the toxic chemicals.
"We have no reason to believe that isn’t fully safe," Beard said.
Water from one of the wells was tested in mid-September.
"For the peace of mind, we thought it was money well spent," Beard said.
"Clearly we were not effective in communicating," Beard said, explaining that many people have been calling city hall asking about their water’s safety.
The Department of Environmental Quality plans to test the water of four Rockford Public Schools for toxic chemicals in Cannon Township, which does not have municipal water.
Also Friday, Beard and Director of Public Services Jamie Davies handed out information packets about the city’s water to downtown Rockford businesses.
In his second full week as city manager in September, Beard had the city’s water system tested for PFCs due to the growing concern for drinking water contamination from Wolverine’s dump sites.