If approved by the council after the public hearing, use of water from any well in the affected area will be prohibited unless an exception is granted by the EPA.
A few locations chose to keep their existing well, which was an option they had at the time.
Over the years, Dietlin said he believes everyone has switched to using city water, and he isn’t aware of anyone still using water from a potentially contaminated well.
If someone is found to still be using a well in the contamination zone, the city would pay the cost of hooking them into the Cadillac water system, if the proposed restrictions are approved.
Affected groundwater, which was discovered in the 1980s, has migrated northward to a residential area north of the industrial park in Haring Township.
According to the EPA, the Haring Township groundwater use restrictions have been strengthened since the last five-year review; however, existing city of Cadillac groundwater use restrictions still need to be made more robust.
The site’s long-term remedy included groundwater extraction and treatment, soil vapor extraction (SVE), and soil removal at another property in the industrial park.
An EPA report also states that risks and exposure pathways addressed by the cleanup include health risks from people ingesting or touching contaminants in soil and groundwater.
Contaminants and known carcinogens discovered as a result of Kysor’s activities include trichloroethane, acetone, chloroform, cyanide, tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene and chromium, among others.
The public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. at the Cadillac Municipal Complex, located at 200 N. Lake St.