[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Sacramento water company sues U.S. over toxic Cold War chemicals left by Air Force" in Rancho Cordova, CA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sacramento water company sues U.S. over toxic Cold War chemicals left by Air Force

BY DALE KASLER
Sacramento Bee (CA)
JANUARY 24, 2020

A Sacramento-area water utility sued the federal government this week over groundwater contaminated by toxic pollutants used for years at the former Mather Air Force Base.

California-American Water Co. sued the U.S. government for the costs of cleaning up one of its tainted wells in Rancho Cordova. The company serves about 16,000 households and businesses in its Suburban Rosemont system. The tainted well — called the Nut Plains Well — is one of 29 wells in the Rosemont system. 

The well had to be shut down for more than a year after tests showed it was contaminated with PFAS, a family of chemicals linked to cancer, thyroid problems, low infant birth weights and immune system problems.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article239607473.html

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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
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