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canada goose clearance sale Residents near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda Township have become increasingly concerned over the past year as toxic fluorochemicalsleaching through the groundwater havegenerated white foam that’s washing ashore on public beaches and private waterfronts around the picturesque Van Etten Lake. canada goose clearance sale

The foam contains alarmingly high levels of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS or PFCs and locals consider it a worrisome manifestation of a toxic groundwater problem that, until now, has been out of sight and to canada goose outlet some degree out of canada goose outlet parka mind.

“We never had this type of foam before,” said Greg Cole, who owns a lakefront cottage rental business with his wife, Vicky, canada goose jacket outlet store and operates the Van Etten Creek dam, which allows Van Etten Lake water into the Au Sable River and Lake Huron.

It’s”affecting our business, our environment and our property values.”

A July 2017 test showed perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, or PFOS, in the foam at concentrations up to 165,000 parts per trillion (ppt), which is roughly 13,000 times Michigan’s limit of 12 ppt for PFOS in surface waters like lakes, rivers or streams.

canada goose factory sale PFOS in the surrounding lake water has tested at 254 ppt. canada goose factory sale

uk canada goose The contamination level has strained the state’s relationship with the Air Force, which is responsible for cleaning up the former nuclear B 52 bomber base. On Dec. 14, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality initiated a formal disputeunder a joint program, saying federal efforts are not adequately curbing the plumes. uk canada goose

Canada Goose online The first granular activated carbon groundwater treatment system installed on the southwest side of the base in April 2015 “is not intercepting or containing the PFAS contaminated groundwater, nor is the system effectively preventing expansion of the plume,” wrote acting DEQ remediation division director Kathleen Shirey. Canada Goose online

canada goose coats on sale “The USAF must move more aggressively and more quickly to define and remove the ongoing threat to public health and the environment.” canada goose coats on sale

Canada Goose Coats On Sale On Jan. 19, the state issued a violation noticeafter the Air Force blew past a deadline to install a second PFAS treatment system on base a system that was supposed to Canada Goose Parka be operational last year, but the Air Force says will go online this summer. Canada Goose Coats On Sale

canada goose coats Whether that system will reduce lake foaming is a matter of debate. DEQ directors say the new system should have some canada goose outlet black friday effect on the plume entering the lake, but how much is an open question. Township officials don’t believe it will do much. canada goose coats

Oscoda residents are frustrated with both state and federal efforts, arguing that the Air Force is moving slowly and tackling cleanup piecemeal. They want the state to be more aggressive with the military and more forthcoming with information.

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The Van canadian goose coat black friday Etten Lake Association, Anglers of the Au Sable and Oscoda Township have each sent letters demanding the military clean up the plume entering the lake at the source.

Township officials characterize the foam as the latest canada goose shop uk review symptom of a toxic problem that’s metastasizing as the state and federal government bicker over how canada goose bird uk exactly the state’s water quality standards apply to PFAS levels in Van Etten Lake.

uk canada goose outlet What might seem simple at first blush lake contamination levels exceed canada goose outlet paypal state rules and therefore the Air Force must act to fix the problem is complicated by regulatory minutiae regarding exactly where samples are taken and which state rules apply. uk canada goose outlet

cheap canada goose uk The DEQ’s Rule 57Water Quality Value of 12 ppt for PFOS was developed in 2011 to guide fish consumption advisories and residents involved with a newly established citizen’s cleanup advisory board say the state hasn’t enforced it in Oscoda before. cheap canada goose uk

Instead, the DEQ wants to rely on its Part 201 toxic cleanup criteria, which has 70 ppt enforceable limits on PFAS in groundwater.

Sue Leeming, DEQ external relations cheap canada goose jackets china director and former remediation division chief, said the state needs sampling data from the very spot where groundwater enters the lake water; what’s known as the groundwater surface water interface (GSI).

To ensure that, more sampling is being scheduled.

“We think it’s an issue and in order to confirm that, we have to have data from the appropriate monitoring spots,” said Leeming. “That’s what this new testing will do for us give us fresh data we are confident is coming from a GSI monitoring point.”

Meanwhile, locals have a lake with toxic froth on top.

“Whenever the wind blows, the wave action causes (the PFAS) to regenerate into AFFF,” said Aaron Weed, Oscoda Township supervisor.

Aqueous Film Forming Foam, or “A Triple F,” is the original source of PFAS contaminating the groundwater. The synthetic foam was used to coat hydrocarbon fires. The flame retarding PFAS chemistry suppresses combustion by keeping fuel from mixing with oxygen. It’s highly effective at quashing jet fuel fires.

Leftover foam from old base fire training and airplane crashes created several huge PFAS plumes which have been seeping into nearby wetlands, the Au Sable River, Van Etten canada goose outlet london Lake and drinking water wells at homes aroundthe base.