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 Environmental Quality (MDEQ) 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 – MDEQ 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 MDEQ on its request and will continue to keep you updated on the status.
- Letter to Property Owner / Resident – February 1, 2019
- Response to MDEQ – February 8, 2019
- Response to MDEQ – March 11, 2019
- Response to MDEQ – March 14, 2019
- Extension Request – March 14, 2019
- MDEQ Response to Force Majeure Letter – March 21, 2019
- MDEQ Response to Multiple Lines of Evidence Letter – March 21, 2019
- MDEQ Response Letter – March 26, 2019
- Extension Request – April 17, 2019
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.