[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Naval Base Kitsap-Manchester (WA)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy to test drinking water wells in Manchester after chemicals detected on base

By Peiyu Lin
Kitsap Sun (WA)
June 9, 2023

MANCHESTER — Two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that exceed an advised environmental standard were detected at Naval Base Kitsap-Manchester last year, which triggered the Navy's plan to sample water wells in the surrounding area of the base.

The PFAS chemicals may exist in drinking water wells due to the previously used firefighting foam or other materials that contain the chemicals on base, the Navy said….

In 2021, in a preliminary assessment, the Navy identified 8 areas in Naval Base Kitsap-Manchester where PFAS may have been released, which include a former firefighting training area, a former fire station an spill response warehouse, a test spray area, a JP-8 truck loading facility, the fuel pier and approximate area of the former pier, a Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) disposal area, a former AFFF drum storage, and a vehicle wash rack.

From September to October 2022, the Navy collects soil and groundwater samples or surface water and sediment samples at the identified areas in Manchester. "PFOA and PFOS were detected in shallow groundwater above 70 parts per trillion (ppt)," the Navy said.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2023/06/09/navy-plans-to-test-water-wells-surrounding-manchester-as-pfas-detected-on-base/70290609007/

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Lenny Siegel
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