PARCHMENT, MI — The date, time and location of bottled water distribution is changing for residents in Parchment and Cooper Township starting Saturday, Aug. 18.
The distribution center will reopen from 2-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at Haven Reformed Church, 5350 N. Sprinkle Rd.
Starting Aug. 18, residents will be able to pick up water from 2-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at the church.
Water distribution is relocating to allow preparations for the start of the upcoming school year at Parchment High School, according to a Thursday news release from the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department.
The Kalamazoo City Commission and Parchment City Commission approved an agreement to provide one year’s worth of potable water to the city of Parchment.
Parchment will pay the cost of connecting its system to Kalamazoo’s and will pay a bulk rate to Kalamazoo for the water supplied.
Requests for results from the private well tests were declined as of Thursday morning.
MDEQ spokesperson Scott Dean said wells with the highest PFAS levels were generally found close to the former Crown Vantage paper mill.
A water hotline is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (269) 373-5346.
City founded around paper mill has PFAS-contaminated water supply