Public Water

In Kalamazoo County, the KLA Group has extended the City of Kalamazoo municipal water system in phases to the area west of the landfill and north of West KL Avenue. The system now serves over 440 properties downgradient of the landfill. The most recent construction phase occurred in 2023, when the KLA Group extended public water supply to Big Rock Drive as shown on the figure to the right.

A public water system is not available in Almena Township in Van Buren County. Therefore, in this area, the KLA Group works with residents to install replacement wells in unimpacted aquifers as appropriate.

This work was completed as part of the USEPA-approved remediation plan for the landfill. Groundwater in this area is regularly monitored by the KLA Group for 1,4-Diethylene Dioxide (1,4-DD, also known as 1,4-dioxane) and other constituents of concern (COCs). The approved remediation plan requires that municipal water or an alternative water supply be provided to residents within a designated area, known as a "Groundwater Restricted Zone" or "GRZ.” A GRZ encompasses an area where a COC has been detected above drinking water criteria, plus a one-thousand-foot downgradient buffer zone. A GRZ has been established in both Kalamazoo County and Van Buren County for impacts associated with the landfill.

Properties within a GRZ will either be connected to the municipal water service (Kalamazoo County), with the cost of the initial connection paid for by the KLA Group, or will be provided with a replacement well in an unimpacted aquifer at no cost to the property owner (Van Buren County).

For more information, contact the project team at (888) 625-4724.