[CPEO-MEF] Drinking water at U.S. bases in Pacific

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

In the H2O know
Is the water safe on U.S. military bases in the Pacific – and how can 
you find out?

By Jennifer Svan
Stars and Stripes Pacific edition
July 15, 2007

For military personnel and families living on bases in mainland Japan, 
Okinawa and South Korea, the ease of finding out what's in the drinking 
water depends on where they’re stationed.

Some Pacific bases provide annual drinking water quality reports to 
residents. Others notify the public only when there's a problem.

The Air Force is the most forthcoming service, publishing annual 
"consumer confidence" reports that list what contaminants were found and 
explaining in simple terms what those findings mean.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=47367

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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