[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Navy providing some residents with water due to contamination" from Ault Field (WA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy providing some residents with water due to contamination

By KIMBERLY CAUVEL 
goskagit.com
May 2, 2018

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station is providing some residents near Ault Field with bottled water after water contamination was confirmed in three wells.

In a statement released in April, the base said the Navy is working with residents, community leaders and government agencies to address water contamination from firefighting foam previously used during training exercises at the base.

In February, NAS Whidbey mailed notices to residents in the area who may be affected by water contamination. The Navy has to obtain permission from residents to sample drinking water and groundwater wells in the area.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.goskagit.com/news/navy-providing-some-residents-with-water-due-to-contamination/article_5bf9106d-d0f6-5f51-bf1a-af35051becb1.html

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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
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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