CADILLAC — The Wexford-Missaukee Intermediate School District is taking extra precautions after PFAS levels above the state standard were detected on their Career Tech Center campus.
Wexford-Missaukee ISD superintendent David Cox said EGLE notified them that water samples taken from the Special Services and Heavy Equipment Technology and Agriscience buildings well exceeded the maximum contaminant level set by the state.
The CTC dealt with high levels of PFAS in the past, but now says their general education building is testing at zero and most other buildings are below concerning levels. Still, they’re not taking any chances.
“We don’t have to do anything. The health department said nothing was mandatory. It was not a requirement. It wasn’t a mandate. It was just as a heads up. and that was in the letter that we sent out. But out of abundance of caution, we provided bottled water and we filtered everything that was a source of consumption,” said Cox.
Cox said the ISD is working on a grant to connect to a municipal well in Haring Township, so they don’t have to continue to conduct tests. He said the hope is to be connected by this time next year.