Parchment resident Rita Jacobs has just learned her tap water is safe to use.
"I am kind of leery about it, because we have sediment in the bottom of our hot water heater.
So how do we know the PFAS isn’t attached to that?"
Being comfortable with the tap water is going to take time for some people.
"I’m glad it’s over with, but i’m still going to use bottled water for a while," said Connie Heft.
This week nearly 200 people with private wells will get PFAS-certified filters installed by the county for free, but that doesn’t cover everyone who has concerns.
I have called both the hotline and the DEQ," said Leslie Cash, a Cooper Township resident.
Cash did not get a filter installed because her well wasn’t tested.
Kalamazoo County Chairwoman Stephanie Moore said it’s likely because Cash doesn’t live in a high risk area or wells near her tested negative.
"We are in limbo and many of us on the internet were asking, what about the rest of us?"