Gelman Plume Now Eligible for Federal Funding, Enforcement as Official ‘Superfund’ Site

Toxic plume threatening Ann Arbor water supply named Superfund site

Some 120 water wells have already been affected and the city’s municipal water supply has been threatened. Now, the federal government will put new resources toward cleanup.

EPA adds Ann Arbor chemical plume to list of nation’s most contaminated sites

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added the former Gelman Sciences Inc. site in Ann Arbor to the federal Superfund National Priorities List, marking a significant step toward addressing a decades-old groundwater contamination problem.

Gelman dioxane plume in Ann Arbor designated as a Superfund site

Installation of an extraction well to remove contaminated groundwater from the Gelman site, Ann Arbor | EGLE photoThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced the Gelman Sciences Inc. site in Ann Arbor would be added to the Superfund National Priorities List.  Between 1963 and 1986 Gelman Sciences manufactured medical filters, discharging wastewater containing 1,4 dioxane, an industrial solvent, into surrounding ponds, creating…

Gelman plume now eligible for federal funding, enforcement as official ‘Superfund’ site

This story has been updated with comments from state officials.

EPA Declares Ann Arbor’s Gelman Dioxane Plume a Superfund Site After Decades of Groundwater Contamination

ANN ARBOR — After nearly four decades of environmental monitoring and legal battles, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially designated the former Gelman Sciences site and its spreading 1,4-dioxane groundwater plume in Ann Arbor and Scio Township as a federal Superfund site. The designation places the contaminated area on the National Priorities List, unlocking additional federal resources and oversight aimed at containing and ul…

EPA designates Gelman plume as Superfund site | City of Ann Arbor