The property is located at 5312 11 Mile Road Northeast in Rockford. According to the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team, or MPART, the property consists of approximately 100 acres of vacant residential land.
In 2018, as part of the state’s investigation into over 100 alleged Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. waste disposal areas in northern Kent County, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, or ELGE, investigated the property and found no evidence of solid waste or disposal activities. However, low levels of PFAS compounds were detected in creek water running through the property.
In July 2023, EGLE requested Wolverine investigate whether groundwater contamination from the property was emanating from an adjoining property in the 9300 block of Courtland Drive Northeast, where Wolverine’s headquarters are located.
This past April, Wolverine submitted their findings to EGLE, concluding that soil sampled at 9341 Courtland Drive had detections of metals, and that groundwater at 9300 Courtland Drive contained PFAS compounds.
MPART will host a public informational meeting Thursday, July 18th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rockford Fine Arts Auditorium updating the status of residential drinking water around the 11 Mile Road property.
