| From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Fri, 19 May 2023 11:12:18 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Groundwater contamination near Shaw AFB [SC] sparks concerns, prompting bottled water delivery and potential water system upgrades" |
Groundwater contamination near Shaw AFB sparks concerns, prompting bottled water delivery and potential water system upgrades Shaw Air Force Base began monitoring water to mitigate environmental effects in 2018 after firefighting foam from old training exercises contaminated ground. By Sam Perez News 19 (Columbia, SC) May 18, 2023 CHERRYVALE, S.C. — If you live near Shaw Air Force Base, your groundwater might be contaminated. This contamination comes from past operations on the base and is now affecting the neighborhoods nearby. Those areas are getting bottled water delivered and might soon have new water systems installed. "Yes, I am concerned to a certain extent because I don't know what Shaw Air Force Base has actually done to rectify the situation," Cherryvale resident Lyle Waddell said. Waddell has lived in the neighborhood for over 50 years. Now, part of his community in Sumter County is seeing potential contamination due to its close proximity to Shaw. "I do know that Shaw Air Force Base was supplying, especially the trailer park right there in front of Shaw Air Force Base, with drinking water because the wells did show signs of contamination," Waddell said … For the entire story, see https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/cherryvale-residents-contaminated-water-decades-old-shaw-air-force-base-training/101-3a102293-c20b-47a3-ac31-6fcebe9de2b5 — 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 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org) _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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