PARCHMENT, MI — The more than 3,000 residents who learned last week their water contains high levels of PFAS contamination will have their first chance Tuesday evening, July 31, to ask questions of public officials.
Residents in Parchment and Cooper Township who get their water from Parchment’s system were told Thursday to immediately stop using their tap water for drinking, cooking or washing food.
PFAS compounds are known to increase risk of cancer, kidney disease, thyroid conditions and auto-immune disorders.
The governor’s office announced a state of emergency in Kalamazoo County on Sunday, July 29.
Round-trip service will run from Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, 1628 East G Ave., next door to Parchment High School) to Haven Reformed Church beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The shuttle service will continue for the duration of the event.
For security reasons, organizers say, no large bags, backpacks or signs will be allowed inside the meeting.
Bags and purses may be subject to search.
Distribution of free bottled water will continue at Parchment High School, 1916 East G Avenue, daily from noon to 8 p.m.
For more information, residents are directed by local officials to call a drinking water hotline set up at (269) 373-5346.