[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Fairchild [AFB, WA] wells not used for drinking water"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Chemicals found in Fairchild wells not used for drinking water

By Jim Camden 
Spokane Spokesman-Review (WA)
April 25, 2017 

Five groundwater wells on Fairchild Air Force Base that are not used for drinking tested high for dangerous chemicals found in firefighting foam, prompting further tests of drinking water sources in the area.

Those findings were part of a water contamination test that has triggered a nationwide review.

The military is testing water at about 400 bases and found problems at more than three dozen, according to an analysis by the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.

The newspaper reported that despite more than $150 million spent on the effort, the process has been slow and seemingly disjointed.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/25/chemicals-found-in-fairchild-wells-not-used-for-dr/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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