[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "High levels of toxic chemicals found in water at Air Force Academy..." (CO)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

High levels of toxic chemicals found in water at Air Force Academy, officials say

By Ellie Mulder, Jakob Rodgers
Colorado Springs Gazette (CO)
Aug 24, 2019

Groundwater at the Air Force Academy is contaminated with the same toxic chemicals polluting a southern El Paso County aquifer, expanding a problem that has cost tens of millions of dollars to address in the Pikes Peak region.

Plans are underway to begin testing drinking water wells south of the academy in the Woodmen Valley area after unsafe levels of the chemicals were found at four locations on base, the academy said Thursday.

It was unclear Thursday evening how many people and wells could be impacted.

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For the entire article, see
https://gazette.com/news/high-levels-of-toxic-chemicals-found-in-water-at-air/article_8f1268b2-c52e-11e9-afda-4b41b96bf62a.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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