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From: Culpepper, Linda [/O=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
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Subject: Re: Dept of Defense Groundwater Contamination
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On Mar 10, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Kritzer, Jamie <jarrie.kriternedenr.f€a wrote:
Let me see what we're doing in this regard.
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From: Young, Sarah
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 11:35 AM
To: Kritzer, Jamie <i.i itrll..z`>
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Subject: FW: Dept of Defense Groundwater Contamination
Wouldn't this be a waste management issuer
From: Hawco, Stephanie G
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 11:26 AM
To: Young, Sarah <sarah.
Cc: Feldman, Crystal M <cr ttal.feldman ncdenr. oY�>
Subject: RE: Dept of Defense Groundwater Contamination
Sarah see the email Below from ABC 11. Are you aware of DEC. being contacted by DOD about
firefighting chemicals contaminating groundwater? Thanks.
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From: Feldman, Crystal M
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 11:17 AM
To: Hawco, Stephanie G <te€ar�ie.f�fr��der�r.o>
Subject: RE: Dept of Defense Groundwater Contamination
Stephanie, will you check with DWR?
From: Sampson, Kerelle [rr.ailto:Kerelle.Stam [e-mail]]
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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 to see if
DEQ has 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 at hundreds of sites.
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 November 2015?
Thank you very much for your time and consideration,
Kerelle
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Mr. Kerelle R. Sampson
6PM News Producer
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ABC 11-VVTVD
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Durham, NC 27701
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.
The Navy began sampling water at bases in December.
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At a naval landing field in Virginia, the U.S. Navy is now giving its personnel bottled
water and testing wells in the nearby rural area after the discovery of perfluorinated
chemicals in drinking water. Several congressmen are raising concerns about the safety
of drinking water near two former Navy bases in suburban Philadelphia because of
firefighting foam.
The foam is used at locations where potentially catastrophic fuel fire can occur
because it can rapidly extinguish them. It contains perfluorooctane culfonate and
perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOS and FFOA, both considered emerging contaminants by
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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
drinkingThey are guidelines, and not enforceable regulatory standards. The EPA said in 2009 it
was assessing the potential risk from short-term exposure to the chemicals through —
The Defense Department identified 664 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. Cole Eric D. Badger, a department spokesman,
said this week.
California has the most, With 66, followed by Texas, With 57, Florida, With :36, and
Alaska and South Carolina, each With 26, according to a list provided to The Associated
Frees. Some states have only one or two, such as Minnesota and
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
Week.
Chris Evans, of the Virginia Department of Environmental {duality, credited the Navy
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.
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"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 Celts Neck, N�`� J &oy, but not in the drinking Water supply.
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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.
There's a lot of evolving science around perfluorinated chemicals, said Lawrence Hajna,
a spokesman for the state's Department of Environmental Protection.
"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 perfluorinated 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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