[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Wright Patterson Air Force Base (OH) Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Wright-Patterson seeks public's input on PFAS chemicals removal plan

By Thomas Gnau
Springfield News-Sun (OH)
May 10, 2023

The Air Force is inviting the public to comment on a plan to address hazardous chemicals at former firefighting training areas on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

The use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals at Wright-Patterson and other Air Force bases has been in the public eye for years, and the base's use of such substances is the subject of a city of Dayton lawsuit against Wright-Patterson and the Air Force.

The base seeks public comments on a proposed "engineering evaluation/cost analysis" of a "non-time critical removal action" on the base. Public comments are due May 20.

In March, the Air Force said it had shut down aqueous fire fighting foam or "AFFF" fire suppression systems at 1,038 facilities out of 1,095 that used the foam. Such fire suppression systems were locked out at Wright-Patterson as of March 1, a spokeswoman for the 88th Air Base Wing said at the time. The wing is responsible for the base's infrastructure and security.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/wright-patterson-seeks-publics-input-035900781.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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