[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Dayton [OH] intends to sue Wright-Patt, says it wants to stop water contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Dayton intends to sue Wright-Patt, says it wants to stop water contamination

By Ismail Turay Jr.
Dayton Daily News (OH)
April 4, 2021

The city of Dayton intends to file a lawsuit against Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the U.S. Department of Defense in what it says is an effort to address a group of so-called “forever chemicals” coming from the base into the city’s drinking water supply.

Several hotspots exist on the base of the chemicals known as PFAS, and failure to act now will cost millions of dollars, the city said in a news release Monday. The city didn’t answer additional questions from the Dayton Daily News by deadline. 

Wright-Patt issued a press release late Monday in response to the city’s pending lawsuit, saying, in part: “Upfront, know that WPAFB is following all environmental clean-up laws, is taking an aggressive approach to (PFAS) remedial activities, has an existing Defense State Memorandum of Agreement in place with Ohio EPA and continues to work collaboratively with Ohio and the city of Dayton concerning PFOS/PFOA related issues.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/dayton-intends-to-sue-wright-patt-over-water-contamination/BVRH7V2KQVAEPA5K645FZB77YQ/

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Lenny Siegel
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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