2017 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:40:56 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PFCs: Barnes Air National Guard base, MA
 
Air National Guard site investigation underway for water contaminants
The site investigation is part of a multi-step process being done by the Guard.

by Dan Desrochers
Westfield News
June 29, 2017

WESTFIELD, Mass. - A site investigation is underway this week at Barnes Air National Guard to further evaluate the issue of contaminants in city water and a potential link to the base.

The site investigation is part of a multi-step process being done by the Guard, as outlined from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund, according to John Richardson, Base Environmental Coordinator for the site. The investigation is related to the contamination of Westfield groundwater with perfluorinated compounds Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).

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For the entire article, see
http://wwlp.com/2017/06/29/air-national-guard-site-investigation-underway-for-water-contaminants/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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