Channel Islands
Air National Guard Station
The 146th Airlift Wing is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Oxnard, California. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.
The 115th Airlift Squadron assigned to the Wings 146th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the 115th Observation Squadron, established on 16 June 1924. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II. It is the oldest unit in the California Air National Guard, having almost 90 years of service to the state and nation.
Channel Island ANG Station is Severely Contaminated with PFAS
A groundwater well was shown to contain 12,000 parts per trillion of PFOS/PFOA during testing conducted in 2018. The slide shown here is derived from the Final Site Inspection Report Air National Guard Phase II Regional Site Inspections for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Channel Islands Air National Guard Station Port Hueneme, California, December 2018. It shows huge exceedances of EPA risk-based screening levels of 70 ppt in the groundwater on base.
See the Final Site Inspection Report
Search for the following terms to begin looking into these documents: groundwater results, soil results, surface water results, Waste water treatment plant, AFFF, etc. Use the definitions of acronyms to understand the scientific jargon.
A groundwater well was shown to contain 12,000 parts per trillion of PFOS/PFOA during testing conducted in 2018. The slide shown here is derived from the Final Site Inspection Report Air National Guard Phase II Regional Site Inspections for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Channel Islands Air National Guard Station Port Hueneme, California, December 2018. It shows huge exceedances of EPA risk-based screening levels of 70 ppt in the groundwater on base.
See the Final Site Inspection Report
Search for the following terms to begin looking into these documents: groundwater results, soil results, surface water results, Waste water treatment plant, AFFF, etc. Use the definitions of acronyms to understand the scientific jargon.
Channel Islands - Source - DOD
1 Active Site
This site is under ongoing monitoring until Sep 2024
Groundwater Contaminants:
Pyrene 0.19 ug/L
Benzo(a)Anthracene 0.21 ug/L
Phenanthrene 0.22 ug/L
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)Pyrene 0.45 ug/L
Fluoranthene 0.48 ug/L
Benzo(a)Pyrene 0.49 ug/L
Chrysene 0.67 ug/L
Benzo(b)Fluoranthene 0.7 ug/L
Dibenz[ah]anthracene 0.88 ug/L
1 Active Site
This site is under ongoing monitoring until Sep 2024
Groundwater Contaminants:
Pyrene 0.19 ug/L
Benzo(a)Anthracene 0.21 ug/L
Phenanthrene 0.22 ug/L
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)Pyrene 0.45 ug/L
Fluoranthene 0.48 ug/L
Benzo(a)Pyrene 0.49 ug/L
Chrysene 0.67 ug/L
Benzo(b)Fluoranthene 0.7 ug/L
Dibenz[ah]anthracene 0.88 ug/L
United Water Cons District Ventura County, California Data available: 2012—2017
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA5610046
Source: Surface water Contaminants Detected 9 EXCEED
EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
21 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=CA5610046
Source: Surface water Contaminants Detected 9 EXCEED
EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
21 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 United Water's wells for PFOS/PFOA in 2019.
DoD's Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Sites that have not Achieved Response Complete (RC) January 2018
https://www.denix.osd.mil/derp/home/documents/installation-restoration-program-report-to-congress-january-2018/
Key: DERA - Defense Environmental Restoration Account funds
BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
Air Force California CHANNEL ISLANDS DERA SS001 MTBE PLUME 202109 415 5
93033 Oxnard Port Hueneme Point Mugu