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From: Kritzer, Jamie [/D=[XCHANG[LAB5/OU=EXCHANGEADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
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To: Young, Sarah [/b=ExchanXeLabs/ou=ExchangeAdministrative Group
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Subject: RE: Dept ofDefense Groundwater Contamination
Let me see what we're doing in this regard.
Jamie Kritzer
Public information officer
N.C.Department ofEnvironmental Quality
N.C. Division ofWaste Management
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From: Young, Sarah
Sent: Thursday, March 1O,2U16ll:3SAM
To: Kritzer, Jamie ^jamie.kritzer@ncdenr.8ov>
Cc: Culpepper, Linda <|inda.cu|pepper@ncdenr.8ov>
Subject: FVV: Dept ufDefense Groundwater Contamination
Wouldn't this be a waste management issue?
From: Havvco Stephanie
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 11:26 AM
To: Young, Sarah
Cc: Feldman, Crystal K8
Subject: RE: Dept of Defense Groundwater Contamination
Sarah see the email below from ABC 11, Are you aware of DEQ being contacted by DOD about firefighting chemicals
contaminating groundwater? Thanks.
From: Feldman, Crystal K4
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 11:17 AM
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To:Haxvco Stephanie
Subject: RE: Dept of Defense Groundwater Contamination
Stephanie, will you check with DWR?
From: Sampson, KereUe [Mai Ito: Kerel le-Samf25.g
Sent: Thursday, March Dl2U16ll:1UAM
To: Feldman, Crystal K4 ; Havvco Stephanie
Subject: Dept of Defense Groundwater Contamination
Good Morning,
Kerelle at ABC11. I hope all is well with you. There's a story starting to emerge, and I'm checking tosee ifDE(lhas been
contacted by the Defense Department.
The story (full details below) is about the Pentagon beginning to check whether chemicals from firefighting foam may
have contaminated groundwater athundreds ofsites.
There's no online database right now. So I'm checking to see if North Carolina has any sites that may be under review.
Has the department had ANY prior contact with the military regarding perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water since
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Thank you very much for your time and consideration,
KereUe
Mr. KerelleF.Sampson
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The military is beginning to check whether chemicals from its firefighting foam may have
contaminated groundwater at hundreds of sites nationwide, according to the Defense Department.
At OBVB| landing field in Virginia, the U.S. Navy is now giving its pB[sODOBl bottled water and testing
YVe!l8 in the nearby RJr3| area after the discovery ofDerflUO[iDated chemicals in drinking water.
Several congressmen are raising concerns about the safety 0fdrinking water near two former Navy
bases |nsuburban Philadelphia because [ffirefighting foam.
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The foam is used at locations where potentially catastrophic fuel fire can occur because it can
rapidly extinguish them. It contains perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOS
and PFOA, both considered emerging contaminants by the U.S. `PaqCgigln,
Studies have shown that perfluorinated chemicals may be associated With prostate, kidney and
testicular cancer, and other health issues, according to the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry. The EPA issued an advisory that contains concentrations for the chemicals, above
Which action should be taken to reduce exposure.
They are guidelines, and not enforceable regulatory standards. The EPA said in 2009 it was
assessing the potential risk from short -terra exposure to the chemicals through drinking Water.
The Defense Department identified 604 of its fire or crash training sites as of the end of fiscal year
2014, and the services have just begun the process of evaluating those sites to assess the risk to
groundwater; Lt. Col. Eric D. Badger, a department spokesman, said this Weer.
California has the most, with 85, followed by Texas, with 57, Florida, With 38, and Alaska and South
Carolina, each With 26, according to a list provided to The ,associated Press. Some states have only
One or two, such as Minnesota and Rl,,ode?e
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The Defense Department hasn't posted a list of the sites online, and it's too early to know how many
sites are Contaminated.
"Because We are in the early stages of the Cleanup process, we do not have the full scope of the
extent of perfluorinated chemicals contamination and the actions the department needs to take to
address the risks to human health and the environment,`° Badger said in a statement.
The Navy started handing Out bottled Water in January to about 50 people who work at the Naval
Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress in Chesapeake, Virginia, and it worked With the City to set up a Water
station for concerned property owners after it found perfluorinated chemicals in the drinking Water
Wells above the concentrations in the EPA advisory.
The Navy is testing private wells of nearby property owners. The results are due next Weep.
Chris Evans, of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Credited the Burry with being
proactive, though said he's concerned anytime there's a potential threat to human health and the
environment. Some states have established their own drinking water and groundwater guidelines.
Virginia uses the EPA's.
"We'll follow EPA's lead as this develops," said Evans, the director of the Office of remediation
programs.
The Navy found perfluorinated chemicals in the groundwater monitoring wells at Naval Weapons
Station Earle in Colts Neck, Cv,. Je- . ' but not in the drinking water supply. Twenty-six other naval
sites didn't exceed the concentrations.
New Jersey's guideline for the chemicals in drinking Water is more conservative than the EPA's, but in
this case the groundwater was contaminated. Test results from off -base drinking water wells are
expected this month.
DepartmentThere's a lot of evolving science around perfluorinated chemicals, said Lawrence Hajna,
spokesman for the state's
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"The more that We hear, the more that We realize that this is a very important health concern," he
said.
The Defense Department says it's removing stocks of the foam in some Cases and also trying to
prevent any uncontrolled releases during training exercises, until formulations of firefighting foam
Without perl°luorinated chemicals Can be Certified for military use. The Navy is also expecting test
results from a site in Cutler, Maine, Where a former fire training area Was located, this month.
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