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Navy to test drinking water wells in Manchester after chemicals detected on base
Peiyu Lin Kitsap Sun June 13, 2023
MANCHESTER — Two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that exceed an advised environmental standard were detected at Naval Base Kitsap-Manchester last year, which triggered the Navy's plan to sample water wells in the surrounding area of the base.
The PFAS chemicals may exist in drinking water wells due to the previously used firefighting foam or other materials that contain the chemicals on base, the Navy said. A public meeting will be hosted from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 to inform the public of the Navy's plan to test the water wells near the Manchester base. The location of the meeting will be at Parkwood Community Club, 3045 Madrona Dr. SE in Port Orchard...
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Located in South Kitsap, the NBK-Manchester Fuel Depot is the Department of Defense's largest single-site fuel facility in the continental United States, according to the Navy. The depot provides military-grade fuel, lubricants and additives to the U.S. and its allies.
https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/new...chester-as-pfas-detected-on-base/70290609007/
Peiyu Lin Kitsap Sun June 13, 2023
MANCHESTER — Two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that exceed an advised environmental standard were detected at Naval Base Kitsap-Manchester last year, which triggered the Navy's plan to sample water wells in the surrounding area of the base.
The PFAS chemicals may exist in drinking water wells due to the previously used firefighting foam or other materials that contain the chemicals on base, the Navy said. A public meeting will be hosted from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 to inform the public of the Navy's plan to test the water wells near the Manchester base. The location of the meeting will be at Parkwood Community Club, 3045 Madrona Dr. SE in Port Orchard...
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Located in South Kitsap, the NBK-Manchester Fuel Depot is the Department of Defense's largest single-site fuel facility in the continental United States, according to the Navy. The depot provides military-grade fuel, lubricants and additives to the U.S. and its allies.
https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/new...chester-as-pfas-detected-on-base/70290609007/