Cascade Township could get a little over $7 million from a federal water bill approved by the U.S. House last week.
That could connect more than 200 homes to Grand Rapids' city water.
Levels of PFAS higher than the state standard have been detected in dozens of private township wells near the airport.
The state previously committed funds to connect about 240 homes to city water.
Benjamin Swayze is Manager for Cascade Charter Township. He says many residents were already familiar with the PFAS problem because of contamination in Rockford, north of the township. "I think there was some real concern in the neighborhood about what was in peoples drinking wells and how it might affect their health," he says.
The PFAS in Cascade Township is linked to firefighting foam used at the Grand Rapids airport.
