ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — The Environmental Protection Agency is set to be in Allegan County next week in an effort to connect four homes to the municipal water supply after chromium contamination was found in the resident’s private drinking wells.
The EPA will begin the work on Oct. 29 to connect the affected homes to the city water main, located on Lincoln Road near 29th Street and Jeffrey Drive.
Work to remove foliage to prepare for the project began earlier this week.
The agency is set to cover costs for the residents experiencing contamination since "no party is responsible for the pollution."
The EPA also says neighboring residences may request to be connected to the municipal water supply at their own expense.
According to the EPA, residential drinking well testing between 2010 and 2017 at numerous locations near the Allegan Metal Finishing Company resulted in chromium concentrations that exceeded the maximum contaminant level of 100 micrograms per liter.
The largest concentration detected was around 22,000 micrograms per liter.