Here's  a  sampling of the  Toxic Clean Up Sites affecting our Communities Drinking water.

NATIONAL pRIORITY tOXIC sITE, pLAINFIELD mi

This is the State Disposal Landfill located listed on the National Priority Toxic Clean up list in 1986. The 10" Drain pipes vent toxic liquid from the landfill into a stream and Dunlop Lake.  This site sits atop a natural spring and is adjacent to the Grand River which feeds the Great lakes, home to the worlds Largest Supply of Fresh Water.  

Butterworth #2 landfill

The 120-acre Butterworth #2 Landfill site in Grand Rapids, is city owned and operated.  The was landfill was used as an open dump from 1950 to 1967. The site operated as a sanitary landfill from 1967 to 1973 when the state closed it due to improper operations. Waste disposal practices contaminated soil and groundwater. Following cleanup, operations and maintenance activities are ongoing.

Documented Superfund sites in michigan

There are 65 sites in 30 different Michigan counties

In Michigan, there are 65 total Superfund sites in 30 counties on the national list. The inception  of Superfund: CERCLA as a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also commonly known as Superfund, was enacted by Congress on December 11, 1980.  Since then 18 sites have been taken off the list. Of the sites on the list, long-term cleanup remedies have been built at more than 50. About another 30 are considered ready for reuse. The Michigan DEQ handles most of the cleanup response. Total per-site cleanup costs can range from $1 million to approximately $300 million. Taxpayers end up paying for sites where no responsible party can be made liable, such as through corporate bankruptcy. The state spends about $3 million a year working on Superfund sites.  

That said, history and proof have shown that sometimes superfund sites are kept off of the radar.