East Selah residents with contaminated water ask about filter systems, property values and livestock
By SANTIAGO OCHOA
Yakima Herald-Republic (WA)
September 16, 2023
Now that whole-house water filter systems are being installed, East Selah residents are turning their attention to more complex and long-term issues caused by groundwater contamination from the nearby Yakima Training Center.
During a listening session organized and led by East Selah community members, the Yakima Health District and the state Departments of Health and Ecology on Thursday, residents voiced concerns about diminishing property values, the impact of PFAS consumption on livestock and the Army's work with state and local agencies.
PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are sometimes called “forever chemicals” because of their pervasiveness. For decades, the Army used a firefighting foam that contained high levels of PFAS at the training center. Some PFAS chemicals are extremely persistent and toxic, causing health issues even in microscopic quantities.
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Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.orgP.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)
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