[CPEO-MEF] PFAS:"Land access near Holloman Air Force Base [NM] to temporarily close due to PFAS levels"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Land access near Holloman Air Force Base to temporarily close due to PFAS levels

by Nicole Sanders
KRQE (Albuquerque, NM)
July 15, 2025 

ALAMOGORDO, N.M.  — To protect the public from potential PFAS exposure, land surrounding the Holloman Evaporation Pond near the Holloman Air Force Base will temporarily close starting Aug. 14. The decision made by U.S. Air Force Col. John Ethridge, 49th Wing commander, was announced on Tuesday morning. 

The land was initially transferred through the 1995 National Defense Authorization Act to the Department of the Air Force from the Department of the Interior. Officials say the intention was to enable construction of a new wastewater facility for the base. The area receives “post-processed effluent water from the wastewater treatment facility” that is not for recreational use.

“Although the NDAA requires public access to continue around the HEP, access can be changed if there are risks to public health and safety,” officials released in a statement on Tuesday. “In light of recent studies at the HEP and the 2024 EPA designation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as Hazardous Substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the decision was made to temporarily close public access to mitigate the potential risks to human health posed by PFAS.”


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For the entire story, see
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/land-access-near-holloman-air-force-base-to-temporarily-close-due-to-pfas-levels/

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