[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (WA) has spent $24 million addressing contamination

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

NAS Whidbey has spent $24 million on PFAS contamination | Corrected
The military started testing groundwater around bases across the nation six years ago.

By Jessie Stensland 
Whidbey News-Times (WA)
April 26, 2022 

The Navy has spent $24 million so far on investigating and responding to contamination of Whidbey Island groundwater from a chemical found in a type of firefighting foam used to extinguish jet-fuel fires.

The Oak Harbor City Council recently agreed to provide the Navy a temporary easement to connect a trailer park and several homes in the Goldie Road and Easy Street areas to city water as a long-term drinking water solution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, according to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

The military started testing groundwater around bases across the nation six years ago after the EPA named per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS, as “emerging contaminants” that have been linked to potential human health problems, particularly developmental, and have become known as “forever chemicals.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/nas-whidbey-has-spent-24m-on-pfas-contamination/

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Lenny Siegel
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