Ford Motor Company is testing underground water in the neighborhood east of the Livonia Transmission Plant.
COVID-19 Special Update: As a result of the concerns regarding the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), all vapor intrusion sampling and mitigation system installations were temporarily suspended on Tuesday, March 17th 2020 and resumed on Monday, June 15th 2020 when the stay at home executive order was lifted by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Arcadis remains deeply focused on the health and well-being of our employees and the communities where we live and work. To help protect against the spread of COVID-19, before conducting any sampling, we ask all employees to self-evaluate whether they pose an undue risk to the health and safety of others. During visits, Arcadis staff wear appropriate PPE (booties, gloves, face mask) and practice social distancing as advised by the CDC.
Please don’t hesitate to call, email or contact your community liaison, Theresa Olechiw, with any questions or concerns.
COVID-19 Special Update: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, state and federal emergency declarations and approval of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Ford is temporarily suspending the offsite vapor intrusion sampling and installation of the interim preemptive mitigation systems, currently through April 30, 2020. Copies of related correspondence below. This assures we’re doing our part to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, while adhering to important public health and safety guidelines and orders. Remote monitoring of the residential mitigation and onsite systems will continue as an essential activity and precaution. In the unlikely event of a mitigation system issue or failure, Arcadis will still be able to quickly respond, assess and address the problem.
Please don’t hesitate to call, email or contact your community liaison, Theresa Olechiw, with any questions or concerns.
Special Update: As follow-up to recent data received from the ongoing environmental investigation in the neighborhood east of the Livonia Transmission Plant, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has requested that we install mitigation systems to vent potential vapors from beneath select homes in the neighborhood to mitigate potential vinyl chloride vapor from entering them (See Attachment A – EGLE Letter and Attachment B – Shallow Monitoring Well Data).
We remain fully committed to protecting human health and the environment. Importantly, as previously shared with you, all indoor air sampling, sub-slab sampling, and sump sampling (if a sump exists) shows no detection of vinyl chloride.
We will cooperate with EGLE on its request and will continue to keep you updated on the status.
1/21/2021 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
10/31/2020 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
10/6/2020 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
7/31/2020 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
7/17/2020 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
5/1/2020 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
3/27/2020 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
2/3/2020 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
1/8/2020 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
11/11/2019 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
11/6/2019 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
8/1/2019 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
7/12/19 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
5/2/19 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
4/11/19 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
3/5/19 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
2/1/19 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
1/22/19 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
11/30/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
11/1/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
9/18/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
8/9/18 update: To encourage continued public involvement in the project and to outline how the community can access information, we have added A Public Outreach Plan to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
Special Update: As part of our ongoing effort to engage and inform the community and others interested in the Livonia Transmission Project, a legal notice (pictured to the right) was published in the Detroit Free Press on Sunday, July 22, 2018. The purpose of the legal notice is to inform the community that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is accepting public written comments for the Response Activity Plans submitted to the MDEQ on April 13, 2018. These Response Activity Plans were previously posted to this website. In addition, a public meeting will be held on August 20, 2018 at Burton Manor located at 27777 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, Michigan from 6 to 9 PM.
The MDEQ has made available draft Approval with Modification letters at their Southeast Michigan office and the Livonia Public Library. To further facilitate communication, these draft response comment letters have been added to the Information Materials section of this website.
8/1/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
7/26/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added a document to the Informational Materials section of the website:
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
6/19/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest data and test results to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
4/30/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
4/18/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added three documents to the Informational Materials section of the website:
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
1/31/18 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added the latest progress report to the Informational Materials section of the website.
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
12/14/17 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added three documents to the Informational Materials section of the website:
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
12/06/17 update: As part of our ongoing work to address the issue and to keep the community updated on our progress, we have added three documents to the Informational Materials section of the website:
Importantly, all samples collected to date continue to show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
7/25/17 update: Per the July 21, 2017 consent decree with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, we will continue our work to address the issue. Importantly, all samples collected to date show: 1) no health risk to residents, and 2) no impact to your home’s drinking water.
7/14/17 update: Per the previous April 25 and May 11 updates, additional underground water testing and soil vapor monitoring results have been completed and shared with residents as part of our ongoing commitment to keep our neighbors informed. All information and samples collected to date continue to show there are no health risks to residents, and importantly, there is no impact to your home’s drinking water. Results and maps can also be found in the Information Materials section of the website.
5/11/17 update: As part of our ongoing monitoring work, we will install three additional wells in right-of-ways on Standish, Wadsworth and Beacon streets. An updated map highlighting the new well locations can be found in the Information Materials section of the website. We will complete this work the week of May 15.
4/25/17 update: Ford is continuing to work closely with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to monitor groundwater impacts east of the Livonia Transmission Plant. A groundwater treatment system was installed in March 2017 to prevent migration of groundwater impacts from the Ford Livonia property. As part of the ongoing monitoring efforts in the neighborhood and commitment to the community, residents and the environment, Ford will install permanent groundwater monitoring wells and temporary soil vapor monitoring points within the neighborhood east of the Livonia Transmission Plant in April and May. Their purpose will be to further evaluate vinyl chloride in groundwater and soil vapor. A map showing their locations is in the Informational Materials section of the website. We will continue to keep the neighborhood, City of Livonia and MDEQ up to date on our progress.
What is happening?
While renovating the Livonia Transmission Plant, we discovered vinyl chloride in underground water on the east side of the plant. Ford is investigating the issue to determine the potentially affected area, and verify if any action is required. Importantly, all samples collected to date show no health risk to residents, and drinking water is not at risk.
Crews worked on Belden Court, and Beacon, Boston Post and Wadsworth streets.
Additional testing has been completed.
Is there a risk or impact to me and my family?
All information and samples collected to date continue to show no health risk to residents.
Area residents should all be connected to the city of Livonia’s water source, which is from Detroit and now known as the Great Lakes Water Authority, so there is no impact to your home’s drinking water.
On-site environmental and safety personnel oversaw and managed the work. Ford’s top priority was to ensure safe operations and protect residents and bystanders.
Updates
A groundwater capture and treatment system installed in March 2017 continues to operate and prevent migration of groundwater impacts from the Ford Livonia property. Additionally, as part of the ongoing monitoring efforts in the neighborhood and commitment to the community, residents and the environment, Ford also installed permanent groundwater monitoring wells and temporary soil vapor monitoring points within the neighborhood east of the Livonia Transmission Plant in April and May of 2017. Their purpose is to further evaluate vinyl chloride in groundwater and soil vapor. The latest data and results from the sampling of these monitoring wells and points continue to show no health risks to residents, and importantly, no impact to your home’s drinking water. This remains consistent with all previous testing information.
Offsite groundwater monitoring will be conducted quarterly to monitor progress and results will continue to be shared with the community.
We will continue to keep the neighborhood, City of Livonia and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality up-to-date on our progress.
In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Report an Issue
If you have any issues or concerns about this project or regarding mitigation installation please contact us using one of the methods below: