[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Whidbey Island (WA)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sound Off: Water contamination sources extend beyond fire department

Opinion by RICK ABRAHAM 
Whidbey News Times (WA)
August 16, 2023 

The finding of PFAS in yet another community’s drinking water is concerning, but more so to have a finger pointed at Central Whidbey’s Fire and Rescue.

Testing by State Health Department found PFAS in the Harrington Lagoon Community’s water far above State Action Levels. Its supply well is located east of the Navy’s Outlying Field (OLF) where “forever” chemicals still migrate to distant water supplies.

When Whidbey Island Water Systems Association (WIWSA) director John Lovie addressed Harrington Lagoon’s residents, he didn’t mention the OLF as a possible contamination source. He identified an old Central Whidbey Island Fire station as “the most likely source.” His excuse for not mentioning the OLF, “The Navy was out of scope for the grant.”



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For the entire column, see
https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/opinion/sound-off-water-contamination-sources-extend-beyond-fire-department/

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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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