GREENWOOD TWP- Water testing done at the Greenwood Town Hall has highlighted some serious issues with water quality.
“The results were quite horrific,” said Supervisor Barb Lofquist, who had initiated getting the testing done. “We were concerned about mercury, but it’s the arsenic.”
Arsenic levels tested at 200 times acceptable limits, with a reading of 102 ug/L. The acceptable level in drinking water is under 0.5 ug/L. The “action limit” for arsenic is 10 ug/L. One ug/L is the same as one part per billion.
“This is to the point of toxicity,” said Lofquist. “There are health risks.”
Lofquist had spearheaded the effort to get the water at the town hall tested, mostly, she said, because of the lingering odor of sulfur in the water supply. She was also worried the water might have mercury in it, because of the proximity to Lake Vermilion.
“I thought we should have safe drinking water here, and the town board agreed,” she said.
The board is also acting quickly to get the issue resolved.
The township immediately shut off the water supply in the town hall, and gave the go-ahead at their Nov. 10 meeting to look into what treatment options are available. Lofquist is contacting several water treatment companies, such as Culligan, to get quotes on options for treating the water so it is safe to drink. The board said they would hold a special meeting once the quotes are received to get a filtration system in place as soon as possible.
In the meantime, the board gave Mark Drobac, a...
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