| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:48:55 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Navy: Drinking water contaminated at Fentress in Chesapeake, " VA |
Navy: Drinking water contaminated at Fentress in Chesapeake By Brock Vergakis Virginian-Pilot January 20, 2016 CHESAPEAKE - High levels of contaminants from a firefighting foam that was used for decades at Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field were found in well water at the installation during a recent laboratory test, leading Navy officials Wednesday to tell workers there to drink only bottled water . About 50 people work at Fentress, in rural eastern Chesapeake near the Virginia Beach line. It's used by Navy pilots to practice aircraft carrier landings and does not have any homes on site. Navy officials said they'll work with local, state and federal officials in the coming weeks to determine whether wells in nearby residential areas are affected. Restoration of the groundwater will be addressed by the Navy Environmental Cleanup Program. The Navy has indicated it plans to test groundwater in areas within a half-mile radius of Fentress, according to a statement from Chesapeake officials. … For the entire article, see http://pilotonline.com/news/military/local/navy-contaminants-found-in-drinking-water-at-fentress-in-chesapeake/article_6f2be4bf-e5aa-5ce1-b5ca-f03e1154a8b6.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 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 _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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