[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Tucson Airport Authority [AZ] agrees to investigate groundwater pollution under EPA settlement"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Tucson Airport Authority agrees to investigate groundwater pollution under EPA settlement
The agreement will focus on investigating and addressing PFAS pollution stemming from the Tucson International Airport. 

by Katya Mendoza
Arizona Public Media
September 25, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement agreement with the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) to address groundwater contamination near the Tucson Superfund site. 

The agreement, known as an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent, requires the TAA to investigate the presence of per-and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals known as PFAS in the Tucson aquifer that originated from the Tucson International Airport Area (TIAA).

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While the agreement is a step forward, EPA continues to wait for a cleanup plan from the U.S. Air Force regarding PFAS.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.azpm.org/p/headlines/2024/9/25/221968-tucson-airport-authority-agrees-to-investigate-groundwater-pollution-under-epa-settlement/

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