North Highlands
Air National Guard Station
In the photo, firefighters at the North Highlands ANG Station participate in a routine fire-fighting drill using carcinogenic foam in in 1981.
The ANG Station is the home of the 162nd Combat Communications Group of the California Air National Guard and occupies approximately 8 acres 6 miles northeast of downtown Sacramento, California, adjacent to the former McClellan Air Force Base.
The property is currently under a 30-year lease agreement with the City of Sacramento, expiring in June 2022. The property has been occupied by the 162nd CCG since 1950, when the ANG Station was constructed on land formerly used for agriculture. Operations at the ANG Station include ground vehicle; aerospace ground equipment; and communication maintenance, and administrative activities. Wastes generated by these operations include waste oils, fuels, spent batteries, battery acid, paint thinners, and solvents.
The ANG Station is the home of the 162nd Combat Communications Group of the California Air National Guard and occupies approximately 8 acres 6 miles northeast of downtown Sacramento, California, adjacent to the former McClellan Air Force Base.
The property is currently under a 30-year lease agreement with the City of Sacramento, expiring in June 2022. The property has been occupied by the 162nd CCG since 1950, when the ANG Station was constructed on land formerly used for agriculture. Operations at the ANG Station include ground vehicle; aerospace ground equipment; and communication maintenance, and administrative activities. Wastes generated by these operations include waste oils, fuels, spent batteries, battery acid, paint thinners, and solvents.
See the Compliance Restoration Program – Western Region 1 Final Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation Work Plan 162nd Combat Communications Group North Highlands Air National Guard North Highlands, California, March 2013
North Highlands - Source - DOD
North Highlands - Source - DOD
Sacramento Suburban Water District Serves: 171,200 Data available: 2012—2017
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA3410001
Source: Purchased surface water Contaminants Detected 12 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
32 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=CA3410001
Source: Purchased surface water Contaminants Detected 12 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
32 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 released the results of one well in Sacramento that was tested for PFOS/PFOA in 2019. Well #46 had the following results.
PERFLUOROBUTANESULFONIC ACID (PFBS) 3
PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHpA) 2.2
PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID (PFHxS) 27
PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS) 10
PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA) 2.3
PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID (PFHxA) 4.5
First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public Water Systems - April 1st to June 30th 2019
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/pfas/
PERFLUOROBUTANESULFONIC ACID (PFBS) 3
PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHpA) 2.2
PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID (PFHxS) 27
PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS) 10
PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA) 2.3
PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID (PFHxA) 4.5
First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public Water Systems - April 1st to June 30th 2019
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/pfas/
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