PARCHMENT, Mich. — The state of Michigan is narrowing down the source of Parchment’s toxic water contamination, by doing more PFAS testing around the city.
Last Thursday, local and state officials announced dangerously high levels of PFAS chemicals in Parchment’s drinking water supply.
The city flushed the contaminant out over the weekend, and Tuesday will begin the process of hooking up the lines to the city of Kalamazoo’s water supply.
To do that, construction on G Avenue will begin Tuesday between Riverview Drive and Mount Olivet.
This is only a temporary fix at the moment, but it is being considered as a possible permanent solution.
Meanwhile bottled water pickup will not be disturbed by the construction, and will happen each day from 12 to 8 p.m. at Parchment High School.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality believes they know where the PFAS contamination is coming from.
All residents can get their questions answered at a town hall happening Tuesday evening.
It begins with an open house at 5 p.m., and then continues with a town hall from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Haven Reformed Church on Sprinkle Road.
You can watch that town hall live on the WWMT watch page or on our WWMT Facebook page.