Mather Air Force Base
Mather AFB is heavily contaminated with PFAS and the carcinogens have spread to drinking water wells.
Mather AFB tested 10 wells on base and 9 were above the LHA limits. PFOS/PFOA were found at concentrations of 910,000 ppt. Off-base, 11 wells were tested and 10 were shown to be above the LHA.
California American Water is suing the federal government for the cost of installing a filtration system near Mather Air Force Base to remove PFOS/PFOA chemicals from drinking water.
According to the complaint one of the plaintiff’s drinking water supply wells was contaminated as a result of either the leaching of PFOA and PFOS into groundwater at the base and migration of those compounds to the well, and/or the government’s practice of reinjecting contaminated groundwater after treating the water for other pollutants. Either way, it's an environmental tragedy. The plaintiff seeks damages of over $1.3 million. This may be the first civil action filed in the State of California against the military for poisoning water. This is likely to turn out to be a big wave, or a "bomb" as surfers call them.
Harvard Public Health professors say 1 ppt of PFAS chemicals in drinking water is potentially dangerous.
Mather Air Force Base closed in 1993. It was located 12 miles east of Sacramento, on the south side of U.S. Route 50 in Sacramento County.
The Air Force reported on the PFOS/PFOA contamination, (AF-speak) "Completed basewide Preliminary Assessment and completed the site inspection at the Fire Training Areas. Received regulatory concurrence on the findings. Initiated Site Inspections of other AFFF areas identified in Preliminary Assessment. Installed granulated activated carbon to existing fire training area groundwater treatment system to mitigate PFOS/PFOA discharges. Complete Site Inspection including determination whether drinking water supplies are impacted. Perform delineation of PFOS/PFOA in groundwater along the pathways to drinking water identified receptors. Installation of granulated activated carbon underway on Main Base groundwater treatment system to mitigate PFOS/PFOA."
Source: Addressing Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Maureen Sullivan Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health) March 2018
https://partner-mco-archive.s3.amazonaws.com/client_files/1524589484.pdf and
Source: EWG through DOD
Mather AFB tested 10 wells on base and 9 were above the LHA limits. PFOS/PFOA were found at concentrations of 910,000 ppt. Off-base, 11 wells were tested and 10 were shown to be above the LHA.
California American Water is suing the federal government for the cost of installing a filtration system near Mather Air Force Base to remove PFOS/PFOA chemicals from drinking water.
According to the complaint one of the plaintiff’s drinking water supply wells was contaminated as a result of either the leaching of PFOA and PFOS into groundwater at the base and migration of those compounds to the well, and/or the government’s practice of reinjecting contaminated groundwater after treating the water for other pollutants. Either way, it's an environmental tragedy. The plaintiff seeks damages of over $1.3 million. This may be the first civil action filed in the State of California against the military for poisoning water. This is likely to turn out to be a big wave, or a "bomb" as surfers call them.
Harvard Public Health professors say 1 ppt of PFAS chemicals in drinking water is potentially dangerous.
Mather Air Force Base closed in 1993. It was located 12 miles east of Sacramento, on the south side of U.S. Route 50 in Sacramento County.
The Air Force reported on the PFOS/PFOA contamination, (AF-speak) "Completed basewide Preliminary Assessment and completed the site inspection at the Fire Training Areas. Received regulatory concurrence on the findings. Initiated Site Inspections of other AFFF areas identified in Preliminary Assessment. Installed granulated activated carbon to existing fire training area groundwater treatment system to mitigate PFOS/PFOA discharges. Complete Site Inspection including determination whether drinking water supplies are impacted. Perform delineation of PFOS/PFOA in groundwater along the pathways to drinking water identified receptors. Installation of granulated activated carbon underway on Main Base groundwater treatment system to mitigate PFOS/PFOA."
Source: Addressing Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Maureen Sullivan Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health) March 2018
https://partner-mco-archive.s3.amazonaws.com/client_files/1524589484.pdf and
Source: EWG through DOD
Sacramento is a beautiful place, but it's water and soil are contaminated.
PFAS are an existential threat, arguably more dangerous than any of the chemicals identified below that are found in soil and water near Sacramento. If you live in the area, you are likely ingesting many of these carcinogens. People are slowly coming to realize that these chemicals are behind many of their cancers and illnesses. The military's treatment of the environment is like a child with no adult supervision.
Thankfully, we still have ATSDR.
Click on the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) Profile to find out how bad these chemicals are for you. Call the Sacramento Water District or the City of Sacramento Main to ask about the levels of these chemicals in your water.
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Thankfully, we still have ATSDR.
Click on the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) Profile to find out how bad these chemicals are for you. Call the Sacramento Water District or the City of Sacramento Main to ask about the levels of these chemicals in your water.
1,1-DICHLOROETHENEGroundwaterGROUNDWATER ATSDR Profile
1,2-DICHLOROETHANEGroundwaterGROUNDWATER ATSDR Profile
1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE)AirFINAL BASEWIDE OU ATSDR Profile
1,2-DICHLOROPROPANEGroundwaterGROUNDWATER ATSDR Profile
1,2-DIHYDROACENAPHTHYLENESedimentGROUNDWATER
1,4-DICHLOROBENZENEGroundwaterGROUNDWATER (01)ATSDR Profile
2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE)SoilGROUNDWATER ATSDR Profile
9H-FLUORENESedimentGROUNDWATER
ACENAPHTHYLENESedimentGROUNDWATER
ALPHA-CHLORDANESedimentGROUNDWATER
ALPHA-CHLORDANESoilGROUNDWATER
ALUMINUMSurface WaterGROUNDWATER ATSDR Profile
ANTHRACENESedimentGROUNDWATER
ANTIMONYSedimentFINAL BASEWIDE ATSDR Profile
ANTIMONYSoilGROUNDWATER ATSDR Profile
ANTIMONYSoilLANDFILL ATSDR Profile
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AROCLOR 1248SedimentGROUNDWATER ATSDR Profile
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ARSENICSoilGROUNDWATER ATSDR Profile
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BENZENEAirLANDFILL ATSDR Profile
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BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENESedimentGROUNDWATER
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BENZO(GHI)PERYLENESedimentGROUNDWATER
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BENZO(GHI)PERYLENESoilGROUNDWATER
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BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENESedimentGROUNDWATER
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BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENESoilGROUNDWATER
BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENESoilFINAL BASEWIDE OU
BENZO[A]ANTHRACENESedimentFINAL BASEWIDE OU
BENZO[A]ANTHRACENESoilGROUNDWATER
BENZO[A]ANTHRACENESoilFINAL BASEWIDE
BENZO[A]PYRENESedimentGROUNDWATER
BENZO[A]PYRENESedimentFINAL BASEWIDE
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CHRYSENESoilGROUNDWATER
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See the SECOND QUARTER 2019 MATHER GROUNDWATER MONITORING PROGRAM FACT SHEET
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of activities and sampling results related to the groundwater monitoring program at the former Mather Air Force Base for the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19, from April through June). Additional information on the groundwater monitoring program is provided in the Annual and Fourth Quarter 2018 Mather Groundwater Monitoring Report, Former Mather Air Force Base, California.
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of activities and sampling results related to the groundwater monitoring program at the former Mather Air Force Base for the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19, from April through June). Additional information on the groundwater monitoring program is provided in the Annual and Fourth Quarter 2018 Mather Groundwater Monitoring Report, Former Mather Air Force Base, California.
Mather Air Force Base
The U.S. Air Force built Mather Air Force Base (AFB) in 1918 to serve as a flight training school. Up to 1993, when it was decommissioned as an active air base under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC), Mather AFB's primary mission was training of military personnel. At the time of closure, the base encompassed 5,845 acres, including 129 acres of easements. Most of the base been transferred or leased to various entities, primarily Sacramento County, for reuse. Environmental investigations began at Mather AFB in 1982 and continued for several years. A total of 89 areas with significant contamination were identified. Following immediate actions to protect human health and the environment, the site’s long-term cleanup is ongoing.
The site was originally listed on the NPL because of the potential for human exposure to hazardous chemicals by accidentally ingesting, inhaling or coming into direct contact with contaminated soil or groundwater.
View a full list of contaminants of concern for this site.
Want to know more? https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0902793
These statistics were generated from a different era. Today, the EPA represents corporate interests and is no longer an advocate for public health.
The U.S. Air Force built Mather Air Force Base (AFB) in 1918 to serve as a flight training school. Up to 1993, when it was decommissioned as an active air base under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC), Mather AFB's primary mission was training of military personnel. At the time of closure, the base encompassed 5,845 acres, including 129 acres of easements. Most of the base been transferred or leased to various entities, primarily Sacramento County, for reuse. Environmental investigations began at Mather AFB in 1982 and continued for several years. A total of 89 areas with significant contamination were identified. Following immediate actions to protect human health and the environment, the site’s long-term cleanup is ongoing.
The site was originally listed on the NPL because of the potential for human exposure to hazardous chemicals by accidentally ingesting, inhaling or coming into direct contact with contaminated soil or groundwater.
View a full list of contaminants of concern for this site.
Want to know more? https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0902793
These statistics were generated from a different era. Today, the EPA represents corporate interests and is no longer an advocate for public health.
Carcinogenic fire-fighting foam is shown here at Mather AFB in 2018.
Water company wants Air Force to pay for contamination cleanup
Sacramento Business Journal (CA)
October 12, 2019
A provider of drinking water in Sacramento County is seeking reimbursement from the U.S. Air Force for a filtration system it installed to take contaminants out of groundwater near the former Mather Air Force Base.
California American Water built a $1.3 million treatment plant in Sacramento County after it discovered in 2016 that one of its wells was contaminated by polyfluoroalkyl, or PFAS, which is a foam the Air Force used to control airplane fires.
Sacramento County is served by 27 different water providers in a patchwork of different areas. The areas close to Mather Field are operated by California American Water and Sacramento County Water Agency.
For the entire article, see https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2019/10/12/water-company-wants-air-force-to-pay-for.html
Sacramento Business Journal (CA)
October 12, 2019
A provider of drinking water in Sacramento County is seeking reimbursement from the U.S. Air Force for a filtration system it installed to take contaminants out of groundwater near the former Mather Air Force Base.
California American Water built a $1.3 million treatment plant in Sacramento County after it discovered in 2016 that one of its wells was contaminated by polyfluoroalkyl, or PFAS, which is a foam the Air Force used to control airplane fires.
Sacramento County is served by 27 different water providers in a patchwork of different areas. The areas close to Mather Field are operated by California American Water and Sacramento County Water Agency.
For the entire article, see https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2019/10/12/water-company-wants-air-force-to-pay-for.html
Mather is included in the report “Bases and Facilities with Significant Historical U.S. Nuclear Weapons or Naval Nuclear Propulsion Missions - 2002” Radioactive
Compiled by Stephen I. Schwartz, 2002
https://www.brookings.edu/bombs-in-the-backyard/
Mather AFB - Source - DOD
Site ID: XU403 PRACTICE BOMBING (FORMERLY BOMB1)
Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area
Groundwater Contaminants:
Iron 1200.0 ug/L
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 3.3 ug/L
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 3.3 ug/L
1,2-Dichlorobenzene 0.059 ug/L
1,2-Dichloroethane (EDC) 0.2 ug/L
1,2-trans-dichloroethylene 1.9 ug/L
1,3-Dichlorobenzene 0.069 ug/L
1-Dichloroethane 0.08 ug/L
1-Phenylpropane 0.072 ug/L
Aluminum 112.0 ug/L
Antimony and compounds 2.085 ug/L
Arsenic 1.2 ug/L
Barium 54.0 ug/L
Benzene 0.054 ug/L
Benzene 1.3 ug/L
Benzene, chloro- 0.2 ug/L
Benzene, methyl- 0.13 ug/L
Benzene, methyl- 1.8 ug/L
Benzene, p-dichloro- 0.066 ug/L
Beryllium and compounds 0.34 ug/L
Bromomethane 0.4 ug/L
Carbon Dichloride 0.11 ug/L
Carbon Dichloride 32.0 ug/L
Carbon Tetrachloride 0.3 ug/L
Chloroform 0.1 ug/L
Chloroform 0.1 ug/L
Chloromethane (methyl chloride) 0.1 ug/L
Chloromethane (methyl chloride) 0.2 ug/L
Chromium 31.0 ug/L
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 1.1 ug/L
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 37.5 ug/L
Cobalt 10.0 ug/L
Copper and compounds 3.0 ug/L
Dichloropropane 0.1 ug/L
Ethyl benzene 0.045 ug/L
Ethyl benzene 1.1 ug/L
Fluoride 110.0 ug/L
Lead 1.9 ug/L
Manganese and compounds 250.0 ug/L
Methylene Chloride 0.68 ug/L
Methylene Chloride 1.7 ug/L
Molybdenum 22.5 ug/L
Naphthalene 0.11 ug/L
n-Butylbenzene 0.17 ug/L
Nickel (Soluble Salts) 240.0 ug/L
sec-Butylbenzene 0.079 ug/L
Selenium 0.72 ug/L
Silver and compounds 0.87 ug/L
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 2.4 ug/L ,
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 7.6 ug/L
Vanadium 2.3 ug/L
Vinyl Chloride 0.1 ug/L
Vinyl Chloride 0.19 ug/L
Zinc 23.0 ug/L
Site ID: XU403 PRACTICE BOMBING (FORMERLY BOMB1)
Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area
Groundwater Contaminants:
Iron 1200.0 ug/L
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 3.3 ug/L
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 3.3 ug/L
1,2-Dichlorobenzene 0.059 ug/L
1,2-Dichloroethane (EDC) 0.2 ug/L
1,2-trans-dichloroethylene 1.9 ug/L
1,3-Dichlorobenzene 0.069 ug/L
1-Dichloroethane 0.08 ug/L
1-Phenylpropane 0.072 ug/L
Aluminum 112.0 ug/L
Antimony and compounds 2.085 ug/L
Arsenic 1.2 ug/L
Barium 54.0 ug/L
Benzene 0.054 ug/L
Benzene 1.3 ug/L
Benzene, chloro- 0.2 ug/L
Benzene, methyl- 0.13 ug/L
Benzene, methyl- 1.8 ug/L
Benzene, p-dichloro- 0.066 ug/L
Beryllium and compounds 0.34 ug/L
Bromomethane 0.4 ug/L
Carbon Dichloride 0.11 ug/L
Carbon Dichloride 32.0 ug/L
Carbon Tetrachloride 0.3 ug/L
Chloroform 0.1 ug/L
Chloroform 0.1 ug/L
Chloromethane (methyl chloride) 0.1 ug/L
Chloromethane (methyl chloride) 0.2 ug/L
Chromium 31.0 ug/L
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 1.1 ug/L
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 37.5 ug/L
Cobalt 10.0 ug/L
Copper and compounds 3.0 ug/L
Dichloropropane 0.1 ug/L
Ethyl benzene 0.045 ug/L
Ethyl benzene 1.1 ug/L
Fluoride 110.0 ug/L
Lead 1.9 ug/L
Manganese and compounds 250.0 ug/L
Methylene Chloride 0.68 ug/L
Methylene Chloride 1.7 ug/L
Molybdenum 22.5 ug/L
Naphthalene 0.11 ug/L
n-Butylbenzene 0.17 ug/L
Nickel (Soluble Salts) 240.0 ug/L
sec-Butylbenzene 0.079 ug/L
Selenium 0.72 ug/L
Silver and compounds 0.87 ug/L
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 2.4 ug/L ,
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 7.6 ug/L
Vanadium 2.3 ug/L
Vinyl Chloride 0.1 ug/L
Vinyl Chloride 0.19 ug/L
Zinc 23.0 ug/L
SCWA Mather-Sunrise Serves: 15,170 Data available: 2012—2017
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA3410704
Source: Purchased surface water Contaminants Detected 2 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
12 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=CA3410704
Source: Purchased surface water Contaminants Detected 2 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
12 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 SCWA Mather-Sunrise's water for Pfos/PFOA in 2019.
Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters California
2 Active Sites
Sites where military cleanup actions are still ongoing. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD, which prioritizes the cleanup of sites that pose greatest threat to safety, human health, and the environment.
EXPLOSIVES & MUNITIONS
NDNODS LEONA HEIGHTS RIFLE RANGE
KEYSTONE RIFLE RANGE
Training and Maneuver Area
This site is under ongoing monitoring until Dec 2050
2 Active Sites
Sites where military cleanup actions are still ongoing. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD, which prioritizes the cleanup of sites that pose greatest threat to safety, human health, and the environment.
EXPLOSIVES & MUNITIONS
NDNODS LEONA HEIGHTS RIFLE RANGE
KEYSTONE RIFLE RANGE
Training and Maneuver Area
This site is under ongoing monitoring until Dec 2050
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 MATHER BRAC FR011 TRAINING AREA 201709 69 1
NORTHEAST PERIMETER
Air Force California MATHER BRAC LF004 LANDFILL NO. 2 203809 4,280 22
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
Air Force California MATHER BRAC OT023 (EAST-WEST LINE) 202009 293 4
Air Force California MATHER BRAC SD057 OWS 7019 205203 51,659 36
Air Force California MATHER BRAC SD059 OWS 4251 201909 770 3
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Air Force California MATHER BRAC SS054 ACCUMULATION POINT 4348 201703 34 1
BUILDING 3389, FIVE
Air Force California MATHER BRAC ST037 ABANDOED USTS 201703 34 1
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Air Force California MATHER BRAC ST039 CENTRAL STORAGE FACILITY 201703 34 1
Air Force California MATHER BRAC WP007 7100 AREA DISPOSAL 205203 13,991 36
Air Force California MATHER BRAC WP012 AC&W SITE NPL-12 202009 1,286 4
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 MATHER BRAC FR011 TRAINING AREA 201709 69 1
NORTHEAST PERIMETER
Air Force California MATHER BRAC LF004 LANDFILL NO. 2 203809 4,280 22
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
Air Force California MATHER BRAC OT023 (EAST-WEST LINE) 202009 293 4
Air Force California MATHER BRAC SD057 OWS 7019 205203 51,659 36
Air Force California MATHER BRAC SD059 OWS 4251 201909 770 3
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Air Force California MATHER BRAC SS054 ACCUMULATION POINT 4348 201703 34 1
BUILDING 3389, FIVE
Air Force California MATHER BRAC ST037 ABANDOED USTS 201703 34 1
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Air Force California MATHER BRAC ST039 CENTRAL STORAGE FACILITY 201703 34 1
Air Force California MATHER BRAC WP007 7100 AREA DISPOSAL 205203 13,991 36
Air Force California MATHER BRAC WP012 AC&W SITE NPL-12 202009 1,286 4
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