PARCHMENT, Mich. — Charlotte Tinkey drove up to Parchment High School Monday morning to get two free cases of bottled water for her family.
Elevated levels of PFAs, or polyfluoroalkyl contaminants, were discovered in the water system.
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“Everyone’s coming together and helping each other out,” said 17-year-old Lucas Rock who drove in with his mother Lauren.
“It’s really quite amazing how people can just gather in a time of need.” Rock and his mom said the water issues didn’t affect their daily routine.
They’ve been drinking bottled water for years.
“It’s kind of an inconvenience,” said Robert Olendorf.
“It’s makes me wonder how long it’s been contaminated for before they found out because my boys are always drinking water and I am all the time.” City and state officials are hosting a Town Hall on Tuesday at 5pm at the Haven Reformed Church in Kalamazoo for anyone who may have questions.
They said they plan to distribute water for as long as needed, opening daily at Parchment High School from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. “People are out here helping and these [cases] are heavy to lift,” Tinkey said.
“They’re out here with their time doing that and I thought ‘how amazing’.”