| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:22:39 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Sampling near former Fort Devens (MA) |
Nashoba water contamination detailed Locations of PFAS in local wells, treatment plans spelled out by Jon Winkler Sentinel and Enterprise (MA) July 30, 2019 DEVENS — Research, testing and treatments are still ongoing at multiple Nashoba Valley water wells to address reports of chemical compounds in drinking water. The Restoration Advisory Board held a public meeting on July 25 updating residents of Devens, Ayer and Shirley on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' progress into investigating traces of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in local wells. Investigations date back to 2016 when the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection required towns with water wells surrounding the former Fort Devens to test for the chemical compounds after reports claimed the wells were contaminated. … For the entire article, see http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_32752715/nashoba-water-contamination-detailed -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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