The latest round of confirmed water samples for chemicals linked to cause ill health effects in humans and animals suggest that they are creeping further beyond the Grayling Army Airfield.
A town hall meeting was held at the Camp Grayling Armory on Tuesday, Sept. 19, to release the latest results of water tests at the airfield.
In 2016, the National Guard Bureau issued a directive to identify water sources at every training facility, camp, fort, and armory.
Three homes tested above 70 parts per trillion, and were provided with an alternative source for drinking water by the District Health Department #10.
A second round of water sampling is underway, but those results have not come back.
He said it takes up to six weeks to get the test results back, especially since other communities across the nation which are also dealing with the firefighting foam issue.
Crowley said that an extensive study of all sources of contamination from the firefighting foam, the leadership elements that directed them, and conditions which they were used such as fighting fires and training will be researched.
Meanwhile, Lindsay said most residential wells that did not test positive for the compounds have been retested, but most of the results have not come back.
Residents, whose water tested above the health advisory levels, will have to continue to use water filters issued through DHD #10 if want to continue to drink and cook with the water.