Twenty-one wells near Fairchild test above EPA levels

In a news release from Fairchild Air Force Base on July 28, it was announced that 50 residential wells were tested from the north and south of the base. Twenty-one of them had Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations above the EPA lifetime Health Advisory which is 70 parts per trillion.

Officials from the Civil Engineer Center from the Air Force conducted face-to-face notifications to let the residents know if their wells were affected. Those houses that tested above acceptable levels will have an option to start receiving bottle waters from the Air Forc...