[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, Global: United States Army Garrison Ansbach, Germany

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Innovative PFAS remediation kicked-off at USAG Ansbach airfield

By Gerlinde Hoyle
U.S. Army
April 16, 2024

ANSBACH, Germany (April 16, 2024) – On April 11, 2024, United States Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach invited members of the media to the construction kick-off for the most significant environmental project to date to remove contaminated soil and water from Katterbach Army Airfield near Ansbach. Contamination with per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) was detected around the former fire-fighting training area about a decade ago and the cleanup is a priority for the garrison and the U.S. Army.

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“It is a safety measure, but not a final remediation", explained Haas. It will prevent contaminated groundwater from flowing into the surrounding area and contaminating nearby wells and bodies of water.

The Pump and Treat system consists of nine extraction wells, designed to cut off the groundwater plume emanating from the contaminated area along the airfield. The contaminated groundwater - a maximum of 135 cubic meters per day – will be transported via 700-meter-long pipelines to a purification facility, where the PFAS chemicals are filtered out in a multi-stage process using ion exchangers. The filtered and clean water is then discharged into a local creek.

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For the entire release, see
https://www.army.mil/article/275373/innovative_pfas_remediation_kicked_off_at_usag_ansbach_airfield

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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