The site of an environmental crime at Creech AFB
Creech Air Force Base is the headquarters of the USAF's 432nd Air Wing of Predator and Reaper drones which illegally operate deadly, remotely piloted aircraft in various foreign countries. Creech is an extraordinarily secret place. Unlike Beale and Travis, Creech is not an EPA Superfund site, although it’s not due to a lack of contaminants.
The highest levels of PFOS and PFOA were reported at 21,066 ppt. in groundwater at Creech. See below.
The local Indian Springs Water Company has detected Radium-226 and Radium-228 in the water.
Drinking water contamination with radioactive substances increases the risk of cancer and, like PFAS and PAH’s, may harm fetal development. For several years, this water utility was in violation of monitoring for contaminants or reporting monitoring tests as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Typically, the Department of Defense assumes no liability and refuses to pay for cleaning up the contamination it has caused. The Air Force won’t reimburse communities for the money spent responding to contamination caused by toxic fire-fighting foam.
Contaminants in the Groundwater at Creech
1 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethene
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
1,2-Dibromoethane
1,2-Dichlorobenzene
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloropropane
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
Acetone
Arsenic
Barium
Benzene
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Bromomethane
Butanone
Cadmium
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chloroethane
Chloroform
Chloromethane
Chromium
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
Cyclohexane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichlorodifluoromethane
Ethylbenzene
Freon
Hexanone
Isopropylbenzene
Lead
Mercury
Methyl Acetate
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
Methyl-2-pentanone
Methylcyclohexane
Methylene Chloride
Selenium
Silver
Styrene
Tetrachloroethene
Toluene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
Trichloroethene
Trichlorofluoromethane
Vinyl Chloride
Xylene
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Groundwater flow is generally toward the north/northwest. Creech AFB and the town of Indian Springs obtain 100 % of their water supply from groundwater wells. Creech AFB has three active potable water wells (at Buildings 62-5, 106-3, and 106-4) that serve the Base working population of approximately 3,500 people The screened intervals of the supply wells range from 51 to 760 ft below the ground.
PFOA and PFOS concentrations in groundwater were reported to have exceeded 70 ppt in 4 areas where aqueouos film-forming foams were used:
• AFFF Area 4: Fire Station #1 (Building 85);
• AFFF Area 5: Fire Station #2 (Building 1150);
• AFFF Area 6: 1994 F-16C Crash Site; and
• AFFF Area 8: Time-Distance Spray Testing Area.
The highest levels of PFOS and PFOA were reported at 21,066 ppt.
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- US Air Force Engineer Center (4 clicks in to search engine) https://www.afcec.af.mil/News/Administrative-Record/
FINAL SITE INSPECTION FOR AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM AREAS AT CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District Prepared by: Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, LLC MARCH 2018
Contributions will support testing water and fish near military installations.
The highest levels of PFOS and PFOA were reported at 21,066 ppt. in groundwater at Creech. See below.
The local Indian Springs Water Company has detected Radium-226 and Radium-228 in the water.
Drinking water contamination with radioactive substances increases the risk of cancer and, like PFAS and PAH’s, may harm fetal development. For several years, this water utility was in violation of monitoring for contaminants or reporting monitoring tests as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Typically, the Department of Defense assumes no liability and refuses to pay for cleaning up the contamination it has caused. The Air Force won’t reimburse communities for the money spent responding to contamination caused by toxic fire-fighting foam.
Contaminants in the Groundwater at Creech
1 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethene
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
1,2-Dibromoethane
1,2-Dichlorobenzene
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloropropane
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
Acetone
Arsenic
Barium
Benzene
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Bromomethane
Butanone
Cadmium
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chloroethane
Chloroform
Chloromethane
Chromium
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
Cyclohexane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichlorodifluoromethane
Ethylbenzene
Freon
Hexanone
Isopropylbenzene
Lead
Mercury
Methyl Acetate
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
Methyl-2-pentanone
Methylcyclohexane
Methylene Chloride
Selenium
Silver
Styrene
Tetrachloroethene
Toluene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
Trichloroethene
Trichlorofluoromethane
Vinyl Chloride
Xylene
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Groundwater flow is generally toward the north/northwest. Creech AFB and the town of Indian Springs obtain 100 % of their water supply from groundwater wells. Creech AFB has three active potable water wells (at Buildings 62-5, 106-3, and 106-4) that serve the Base working population of approximately 3,500 people The screened intervals of the supply wells range from 51 to 760 ft below the ground.
PFOA and PFOS concentrations in groundwater were reported to have exceeded 70 ppt in 4 areas where aqueouos film-forming foams were used:
• AFFF Area 4: Fire Station #1 (Building 85);
• AFFF Area 5: Fire Station #2 (Building 1150);
• AFFF Area 6: 1994 F-16C Crash Site; and
• AFFF Area 8: Time-Distance Spray Testing Area.
The highest levels of PFOS and PFOA were reported at 21,066 ppt.
================
- US Air Force Engineer Center (4 clicks in to search engine) https://www.afcec.af.mil/News/Administrative-Record/
FINAL SITE INSPECTION FOR AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM AREAS AT CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District Prepared by: Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, LLC MARCH 2018
Contributions will support testing water and fish near military installations.
