The Army and the Environmental Protection Agency will begin testing private drinking wells for PFAS contamination in communities near 235 installations, they announced in a press release. The Army said the sites were identified through years of preliminary testing.
The new round of in-depth testing has already begun in communities near nine installations:
- Fort Novosel, Alabama
- Fort Hunter Liggett – Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, California;
- Fort Stewart, Georgia
- Fort Stewart – Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
- Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky
- Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Fort Liberty, North Carolina
- Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Oklahoma
“The Army welcomes EPA’s collaboration as it continues to evaluate whether PFAS from past Army activities has impacted our neighboring communities and if so, takes steps to mitigate those impacts,” said Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy, and environment.
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