[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: GAO: "DOD Needs to Provide Congress More Information on Costs Associated with Addressing PFAS"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

PERSISTENT CHEMICALS:
DOD Needs to Provide Congress More Information on Costs Associated with Addressing PFAS

Government Accountability Office
GAO-25-107401
February, 2025

What GAO Found
As of June 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) had completed preliminary
assessments and site inspections for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
at nearly all 718 installations identified to have a potential PFAS release and had
proceeded to the next step of the cleanup process at more than half. No
locations have entered the long-term cleanup phases.

Department of Defense (DOD) Actions Related to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances (PFAS) at Current or Former Military Installations, as of June 2024
DOD efforts to investigate its PFAS releases have generally been thorough, and
the department reports on the pace and cost of its efforts to Congress. DOD
estimates that its future PFAS investigation and cleanup costs will total more
than $9.3 billion in fiscal year 2025 and beyond. DOD’s estimated future PFAS
investigation and cleanup costs have more than tripled since 2022. GAO found
that costs will continue to increase as DOD learns more about the extent of its
PFAS releases—including the breadth and depth—through remedial
investigations and determines what cleanup actions are required.

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To download the report, go to
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-107401.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.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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