Blythe Army Airfield
Blythe is approximately 6 miles due west of the City of Blythe. Improvements included five wood-frame buildings, two underground oil storage tanks, and 11 underground aircraft fuel storage tanks. The County of Riverside has leased the airport to the City of Blythe which operates it as municipal airport facility. Only a few military improvements remain including five buildings and portions of the runways and parking apron. (Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Blythe - Source - DOD
Contaminated Soil
Antimony 0.05 mg/kg
Fluorene 0.24 mg/kg
2-Methylnaphthalene 0.51 mg/kg
Acenaphthene 1.1 mg/kg
Naphthalene 2.5 mg/kg
Anthracene 4.6 mg/kg
\Dibenz[a,h]anthracene 7.3 mg/kg
Copper 11.0 mg/kg
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 22.0 mg/kg
Benzo(a)anthracene 28.0 mg/kg
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 30.0 mg/kg
Benzo(a)pyrene 33.0 mg/kg Zinc 33.0 mg/kg
Lead 37.0 mg/kg Chrysene 38.0 mg/kg
Benzo[b]fluoranthene 47.0 mg/kg
Pyrene 50.0 mg/kg
Fluoranthene 58.0 mg/kg
Contaminated Soil
Antimony 0.05 mg/kg
Fluorene 0.24 mg/kg
2-Methylnaphthalene 0.51 mg/kg
Acenaphthene 1.1 mg/kg
Naphthalene 2.5 mg/kg
Anthracene 4.6 mg/kg
\Dibenz[a,h]anthracene 7.3 mg/kg
Copper 11.0 mg/kg
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 22.0 mg/kg
Benzo(a)anthracene 28.0 mg/kg
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 30.0 mg/kg
Benzo(a)pyrene 33.0 mg/kg Zinc 33.0 mg/kg
Lead 37.0 mg/kg Chrysene 38.0 mg/kg
Benzo[b]fluoranthene 47.0 mg/kg
Pyrene 50.0 mg/kg
Fluoranthene 58.0 mg/kg
Blythe, California Water Serves: 12,155 Data available: 2012—2017
Source: Groundwater Contaminants Detected 8 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
18 Total Contaminants
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA3310003
Source: Groundwater Contaminants Detected 8 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
18 Total Contaminants
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA3310003
The California Water Board did not tesy Blythe's water for PFAS in 2019.
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