[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: GAO report: "Status of DOD Efforts to Address Drinking Water Contaminants Used in Firefighting Foam"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DRINKING WATER:

Status of DOD Efforts to Address Drinking Water Contaminants Used in Firefighting Foam

GAO-18-700T: Published: Sep 26, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 26, 2018.

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The firefighting foam DOD has used for decades contains chemicals that, at elevated exposure levels, can increase risks of cancer or other health issues. As a result, DOD:

spent about $200 million on investigations and response (as of December 2016)

identified 401 installations with known or potential releases of these chemicals

took actions, like providing alternative drinking water, at 32 locations (as of August 2017)

This testimony is largely based on our report on DOD's response to such contamination in drinking water, and is a part of our body of work on the federal government’s environmental liabilities, an issue on our High Risk list.

Installations with reported DOD action on elevated levels of firefighting foam chemicals, August 2017

For the original announcement and a link to the full report, go to

https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-700T

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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

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