U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (District 8) met with about 200 residents at Springfield Oaks County Park, March 5, to discuss water quality concerns, such as PFAS contamination.
The meeting, which also included Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash and Chief of Environmental Health Special Programs for the Oakland County Health Division Mark Hansell, kicked off a district-wide “Wells and Waterways” tour.
At the forum, Slotkin outlined the PFAS Monitoring Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump as part of the Pentagon budget. The new law expands testing for PFAS chemicals, which were used in firefighting foam.
“Twenty-five percent of all Michiganders are on private wells, and this is an issue that is close to my heart,” Slotkin said. “I live in Holly, and many of us in Holly are on private wells, including my family farm, so this is an issue that I feel very strongly about.”
Future tour events in the weeks ahead will include stops at PFAS contamination sites in the district.