The City of Grand Rapids has received a 50-thousand dollar grant from the state to continue its work in addressing PFAS in wastewater.
“To look at different technologies and see if we can destroy PFAS in wastewater.”
That’s Nicole Pasch, the Grand Rapids’ acting assistant environmental services manager for the City of Grand Rapids. She says a recently approved 50-thousand dollar grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy or EGLE, provides funding to the PFAS research project already underway with MSU-Fraunhofer.
“The City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services department committed to this project with Fraunhofer USA, another organization that understands this is a long-term commitment and how do we manage this effectively.”
Pasch says while PFAS can come from many sources their goal is to be proactive. The project’s goal is to develop a technology that destroys PFAS chemicals in wastewater.
“This grant will allow us to do additional PFAS analysis as part of our research project to destroy PFAS in wastewater.”
Pasch says their partnership with MSU-Fraunhofer is a “proactive approach”.
“This project is a step forward in addressing the actual destruction of this compound and so being out front on this emerging contaminant is especially important to us at the City of Grand Rapids, it speaks to our commitment to a sustainable future in our city and our commitment to water and the environment.”
