2018 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:49:18 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Navy to pay for Coupevdlle (WA) water treatment
 
Navy to pay to protect water supply after chemicals found in Whidbey Island wells 

The action is part of a broader Defense Department effort — in Washington and elsewhere — to track pollution plumes from firefighting foam used at military installations and offer help when the chemicals have been detected in drinking-water supplies.

By Hal Bernton 
Seattle Times (WA)
January 17, 2018

The Navy will foot the bill for a filter system to protect the Coupeville water supply from chemicals found in firefighting foam used at an airstrip near the Whidbey Island town.

The action announced Tuesday is part of a broader Defense Department effort — in Washington and elsewhere — to track pollution plumes from firefighting foam used at military installations and offer assistance when the chemicals have been detected in drinking-water supplies.

On Whidbey Island, the Navy will pay to design, install and operate a filter system to treat perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — or PFAS. One of these chemicals was found in a Coupeville drinking-water well at just below the 70 parts per trillion lifetime exposure guideline set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Coupeville Mayor Molly Hughes, in a statement Tuesday, said the town well water has always been safe to drink but “the continued ability of this well to provide clean water requires additional measures to protect it from PFAS compounds."

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For the entire article, see
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/navy-to-pay-for-water-filter-system-after-chemicals-found-in-whidbey-island-wells/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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