Camp Coxcomb
A highway marker says this: NO. 985 DESERT TRAINING CENTER, CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA MANEUVER AREA (ESTABLISHED BY MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.) – CAMP COXCOMB
Camp Coxcomb was established at this site in the Spring of 1942. It was one of twelve such camps built in the southwestern desert to harden and train United States troops for service on the battlefields of World War II. The Desert Training Center was a simulated theater of operations that included portions of California, Arizona and Nevada. The other camps were Young, Granite, Iron Mountain, Ibis, Clipper, Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn, Hyder, Bouse and Rice. A total of 13 infantry divisions and 7 armored divisions plus numerous smaller units were trained in this harsh environment.
The Training Center was in operation for almost 2 years and was closed early in 1944 when the last units were shipped overseas. During the brief period of operation over one million American soldiers were trained for combat.
Camp Coxcomb was established at this site in the Spring of 1942. It was one of twelve such camps built in the southwestern desert to harden and train United States troops for service on the battlefields of World War II. The Desert Training Center was a simulated theater of operations that included portions of California, Arizona and Nevada. The other camps were Young, Granite, Iron Mountain, Ibis, Clipper, Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn, Hyder, Bouse and Rice. A total of 13 infantry divisions and 7 armored divisions plus numerous smaller units were trained in this harsh environment.
The Training Center was in operation for almost 2 years and was closed early in 1944 when the last units were shipped overseas. During the brief period of operation over one million American soldiers were trained for combat.
Camp Coxcomb - Source - DOD
Soil: Contaminants:
Nickel 5.1 mg/kg
Zinc 85.0 mg/kg
Barium 260.0 mg/kg
Manganese 290.0 mg/kg
Copper 380.0 mg/kg
Iron 24000.0 mg/kg
Strontium 30.0 mg/kg
Antimony 0.18 mg/kg
Nickel 5.2 mg/kg
Copper 11.0 mg/kg
Strontium 29.0 mg/kg
Zinc 62.0 mg/kg
Iron 16000.0 mg/kg
Lead 44.0 mg/kg
Manganese 260.0 mg/kg
Titanium 1000.0 mg/kg
Aluminum 10000.0 mg/kg
Soil: Contaminants:
Nickel 5.1 mg/kg
Zinc 85.0 mg/kg
Barium 260.0 mg/kg
Manganese 290.0 mg/kg
Copper 380.0 mg/kg
Iron 24000.0 mg/kg
Strontium 30.0 mg/kg
Antimony 0.18 mg/kg
Nickel 5.2 mg/kg
Copper 11.0 mg/kg
Strontium 29.0 mg/kg
Zinc 62.0 mg/kg
Iron 16000.0 mg/kg
Lead 44.0 mg/kg
Manganese 260.0 mg/kg
Titanium 1000.0 mg/kg
Aluminum 10000.0 mg/kg
Twentynine Palms Water District Serves: 18,600
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA3610049
Data available: 2012—2017
Source: Groundwater Contaminants Detected 7 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
15 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=CA3610049
Data available: 2012—2017
Source: Groundwater Contaminants Detected 7 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
15 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.
The California Water Board did not test the Twentynine Palms Water system for PFAS in 2019.
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