GOOD GUYS
POLICE · MILITARY · VETERANS
NATIONAL SECURITY & PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD WARNING
This registry documents reported chemical contamination, drinking-water failures, vaccine injuries and related deaths at US military installations, training centers, federal law-enforcement facilities and police departments, worldwide. The pattern documented here — contamination of drinking water, undisclosed legacy chemical use, and harm to service members and surrounding communities — is presented as a national-security and public-health emergency concern.
Do not remove this warning. Nothing here is a court finding of intent, and no claim of an act of war is established by this page. Records are compiled from federal, state and local public sources; every entry links to its source. VAERS reports are unverified and do not prove causation. Verify anything here with the cited agency before acting.
LEGACY DISCLOSURE: historical chemical use is disclosed for every site regardless of whether it was lawful at the time. Disclosure is not an allegation of illegality.
VACCINES REQUIRED FOR BASIC TRAINING
REPORTED-HARM WARNING
VAERS accepts reports from anyone and does not verify them. A report does not prove a vaccine caused the event, and the numbers below are reports — not confirmed injuries. VAERS is estimated to capture only a fraction of adverse events. Always check the current DoD/Service immunization instruction and the vaccine package insert.
17
Vaccines in the DoD immunization schedule
9,856
VAERS reports after 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccination
877
Of those reports classified serious (8.9%)
273
Death reports filed (cause documented for 97)
MMR — Measles, Mumps, Rubella
ACCESSION / BASIC TRAININGRequired unless documented immunity
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Febrile seizure (≈1 in 3,000–4,000 doses)
- • Low platelets (≈1 in 30,000–40,000)
- • Anaphylaxis (<1 in 1 million)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATATdap / Td — Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
ACCESSION / EVERY 10 YEARSRequired
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Brachial neuritis (shoulder nerve injury)
- • Guillain-Barré syndrome (rare)
- • Severe allergic reaction (rare)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAPolio (IPV)
ACCESSION / DEPLOYMENTRequired if not previously vaccinated
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Severe allergic reaction (rare)
- • No live virus — vaccine-derived polio not possible with IPV
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAVaricella — Chickenpox
ACCESSIONRequired unless documented immunity
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Severe rash in immunocompromised people
- • Vaccine-virus transmission (very rare)
- • Anaphylaxis (rare)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAHepatitis A
ACCESSION / DEPLOYMENTRequired series
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Anaphylaxis (rare)
- • Guillain-Barré syndrome (rare reports)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAHepatitis B
BASIC TRAINING (3-DOSE SERIES)Required for basic trainees without immunity
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Anaphylaxis (≈1 per 1.1 million doses)
- • Guillain-Barré syndrome (rare)
- • Multiple sclerosis claims not confirmed
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAMeningococcal (MenACWY / MenB)
ACCESSION / BARRACKS LIVINGRequired for recruits
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Guillain-Barré syndrome (rare reports, MenB)
- • Anaphylaxis (rare)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAInfluenza (annual)
ANNUAL, ALL SERVICE MEMBERSRequired annually
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Guillain-Barré syndrome (≈1–2 per million doses)
- • Anaphylaxis (rare)
- • Febrile seizure in young children (rare)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATACOVID-19
2021–2025 MANDATE; POLICY CHANGEDMandate rescinded Feb 2025 — verify current Service policy
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Myocarditis / pericarditis (highest in males 12–29)
- • Anaphylaxis (≈5 per million doses)
- • Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia (J&J, withdrawn)
- • Guillain-Barré (J&J, rare)
9,856 reports after 2024–25 vaccination · 877 serious · 273 death reports
VAERS DATASmallpox (Vaccinia)
DEPLOYMENT / SPECIAL UNITSRequired for designated deploying forces
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Eczema vaccinatum
- • Progressive vaccinia
- • Encephalitis (≈1 in 83,000)
- • Death (1–2 per million)
- • Myopericarditis
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAAnthrax (AVA)
DEPLOYMENT (CENTCOM AOR)Required for designated AORs
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Severe allergic reaction
- • Rare neurological reports under review
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATATyphoid (Vi polysaccharide)
DEPLOYMENTRequired for designated regions
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Anaphylaxis (rare)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAYellow Fever
DEPLOYMENT (AFRICA / SOUTH AMERICA)Required for designated regions
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Viscerotropic disease (≈1 per 100,000–250,000)
- • Neurologic disease (≈1 per 100,000)
- • Anaphylaxis
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAJapanese Encephalitis
DEPLOYMENT (ASIA)Required for designated regions
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Serious neurological reactions (rare)
- • Anaphylaxis (rare)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATARabies (pre-exposure)
SPECIAL MOS / VETERINARYRequired for certain duties
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Guillain-Barré syndrome (rare reports)
- • Anaphylaxis (rare)
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATAAdenovirus Types 4 & 7
RECRUIT TRAINING (HISTORICAL)Used at recruit camps when available
SIDE EFFECTS
DANGERS / SERIOUS HAZARDS
- • Production halted 2011–2019 leaving recruits unprotected
- • Rare severe respiratory disease in unvaccinated recruits
Per-vaccine VAERS report counts: open live data
VAERS DATASITE REGISTRY
80 OF 80 SITESCamp Lejeune
Jacksonville, North Carolina
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Dry-cleaning solvents
- • Degreasers
- • Leaking underground fuel tanks
- • Industrial waste disposal
HAZARD WARNING
TCE, PCE, benzene and vinyl chloride are known or probable human carcinogens. Documented links include leukemia, aplastic anemia, kidney and liver damage, Parkinson’s disease, and birth defects. Water was contaminated 1953–1987.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
CONTAMINATED — WELLS CLOSED
Finished drinking water was contaminated with TCE up to 1,400 ppb, PCE, benzene and vinyl chloride between 1953 and 1987. The most contaminated wells were shut down in 1985–1987. Roughly one million people drank, bathed in and cooked with that water.
Action: VA disability presumptions apply for 8 conditions. Register with VA and request the ATSDR exposure assessment.
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility
Oahu, Hawaii
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • 2021 fuel release into the Navy drinking-water shaft
- • AFFF firefighting foam use
HAZARD WARNING
Fuel contamination of the Navy water system affected roughly 93,000 people on the system. Families reported rashes, cramps, vomiting, neurological symptoms and were displaced from housing.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
FUEL RELEASE — ALTERNATE WATER PROVIDED
A November 2021 JP-5 jet fuel release from the Red Hill storage facility entered the Navy drinking-water shaft. About 93,000 people on the system were affected; families reported fuel odors, rashes, cramps and neurological symptoms.
Action: DoD provides alternate water and medical monitoring. Claims and registry: Navy Red Hill information line.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Oceanside, California
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)
- • Small-arms and artillery ranges
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS above EPA drinking-water limits detected in groundwater and nearby wells; range lead and perchlorate contamination documented.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — WELLS SAMPLED
PFAS above EPA drinking-water limits has been reported in groundwater and nearby wells. The base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program; affected wells are treated or removed from service.
Action: California Water Boards publish military PFAS results by facility.
Fort Ord (former)
Monterey County, California
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Solvent disposal
- • Ordnance and munitions
- • AFFF
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site. Groundwater plumes of chlorinated solvents and PFAS; unexploded ordnance still present in closed impact areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
VOC PLUMES — TREATMENT & MONITORING
Chlorinated solvents and PFAS contaminated groundwater beneath the former base. Municipal wells in the area are monitored and treated; some were closed.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the local water district.
Fort McClellan (former)
Anniston, Alabama
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Chemical warfare training
- • Chemical corps school
- • Weapons storage and disposal
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site. Dioxin and nerve-agent residues detected; elevated cancer and birth-defect concerns among veterans who trained there.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
CHEMICAL AGENTS & DIOXIN — MONITORING
Dioxin, mustard-agent and nerve-agent residues have been documented in soil and groundwater. Municipal supply is treated and tested; the base is closed.
Action: EPA and Alabama ADEM publish the Superfund record.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal (former)
Commerce City, Colorado
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Chemical weapons production
- • Pesticide manufacturing
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site. Groundwater and soil contamination from nerve-agent production and pesticide manufacturing; plume reached off-site wells.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
CHEMICAL AGENTS — TREATMENT & MONITORING
Nerve-agent and pesticide manufacturing contaminated soil and groundwater. Municipal wells were closed or treated; the site is a Superfund cleanup.
Action: Colorado DPHE and EPA publish the cleanup record.
Hanford Site
Richland, Washington
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Plutonium production for the Manhattan Project
- • Nuclear waste storage
HAZARD WARNING
Largest nuclear cleanup in the US. Groundwater plumes of chromium and solvents reached the Columbia River; radioactive waste stored in aging tanks.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
GROUNDWATER PLUMES — DRINKING WATER MEETS STANDARDS
Chromium and solvent plumes have reached the Columbia River. Finished drinking water is treated and tested; contamination is in groundwater, not the delivered supply.
Action: EPA and Washington DOH publish the monitoring record.
Oak Ridge Reservation
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Uranium enrichment for weapons
- • Mercury process buildings
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site. An estimated 700,000+ pounds of mercury released; contaminated groundwater and sediment downstream.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
MERCURY & VOCS — MONITORING
Mercury, PCBs and chlorinated solvents contaminated reservation groundwater and downstream sediments. Municipal drinking water is treated and tested.
Action: EPA publishes the Oak Ridge Superfund record.
Savannah River Site
Aiken, South Carolina
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Nuclear weapons material production
HAZARD WARNING
Groundwater and soil contamination across hundreds of waste units; tritium plumes moving toward the Savannah River.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen, Maryland
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Chemical and biological testing
- • Munitions testing and disposal
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site with more than 100 contaminated areas. Perchlorate and solvents in groundwater; explosives in soil and sediments.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
VOC & PERCHLORATE — TREATMENT
TCE, perchlorate and explosives contamination has been documented in groundwater. Base and off-site wells are monitored; treatment is in place on affected supplies.
Action: EPA publishes the Aberdeen Superfund record.
Picatinny Arsenal
Morris County, New Jersey
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Munitions manufacturing and testing
- • AFFF use
HAZARD WARNING
Soil and groundwater contamination from explosives and solvents; PFAS in groundwater near the installation.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Installation groundwater is monitored for explosives, solvents and metals. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and the Superfund monitoring record.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Detrick
Frederick, Maryland
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Biological defense research
- • AFFF at fire-training areas
- • Former waste disposal
HAZARD WARNING
TCE groundwater plume beneath and beyond the installation; PFAS detected in wells near the base.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
TCE & PFAS — TREATMENT
A TCE groundwater plume and PFAS detections have been documented. Base wells are sampled and treated; off-site wells were also tested.
Action: EPA and Maryland Environment publish the site records.
Fort Liberty (Bragg)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF firefighting foam
- • Small-arms ranges
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS detected above EPA limits in groundwater and off-post wells; range lead in soils.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — OFF-BASE WELLS
PFAS above EPA limits has been found in groundwater and off-post wells near AFFF areas. Private wells were sampled and bottled water provided where needed.
Action: North Carolina DEQ publishes the private-well sampling map.
Fort Cavazos (Hood)
Killeen, Texas
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Firing ranges
- • Motor pool solvents
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS above screening levels in groundwater; lead and explosives residues at range complexes.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — MONITORING
PFAS above screening levels detected in groundwater. Drinking water is sampled and treatment applied where required.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS sampling data.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Tacoma, Washington
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Vehicle maintenance
- • Ranges
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and surface water; petroleum and solvent contamination at motor pools and training areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Carson
Colorado Springs, Colorado
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Range operations
- • Motor pool waste
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS detected in groundwater; explosives and metals at training ranges.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Bliss
El Paso, Texas
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Firing ranges
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater; lead and munitions residues on ranges.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Stewart
Hinesville, Georgia
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Artillery and small-arms ranges
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater; metals and explosives in range soils.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Drum
Jefferson County, New York
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Ranges
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS detected in groundwater and soil; fuel contamination at storage areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Moore (Benning)
Columbus, Georgia
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Maneuver and range operations
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater; lead and explosives at ranges.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Quantico, Virginia
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • FBI and Marine ranges
- • Solvent disposal
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and surface water; lead at firing ranges.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — TREATMENT
PFAS has been detected in groundwater and surface water at AFFF areas. The base supply is sampled and treatment installed where detections exceed limits.
Action: Request the installation PFAS report from Public Works.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Oahu, Hawaii
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Red Hill fuel storage
- • Shipyard solvents
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater; the 2021 Red Hill fuel release contaminated the Navy water system serving the base and surrounding communities.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Naval Station Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Shipyard operations
- • AFFF
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS and petroleum contamination in groundwater and sediments; heavy metals from shipyard work.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery, Maine
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Shipbuilding and repair
- • Solvent degreasing
- • AFFF
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site. Solvent and metal contamination in soils and sediments; PFAS in groundwater.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Bremerton, Washington
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Shipyard operations
- • Solvent use
- • Sandblasting waste
HAZARD WARNING
Sediment and soil contamination in Sinclair Inlet; PCBs and metals in fish tissue.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Edwards Air Force Base
Kern County, California
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Aircraft testing
- • AFFF
- • Fuel spills
HAZARD WARNING
TCE and PFAS groundwater plumes; fuel contamination at test areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield, California
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Aircraft maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and nearby wells; solvent contamination at maintenance areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Industrial plating and maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and surface water; solvent and chromium contamination at industrial areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — TREATMENT
PFAS has been detected in groundwater and in the base water system; treatment has been installed. The Great Miami River aquifer serves the surrounding region.
Action: Request the installation PFAS report and the local water utility report.
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls, Texas
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF fire-training areas
HAZARD WARNING
Among the highest reported PFAS concentrations at any DoD site; groundwater and surface water affected.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — TREATMENT INSTALLED
Groundwater sampling reported PFAS totals up to 2.86 million ppt at fire-training areas. The base drinking-water system has been sampled and treatment installed where detections exceeded limits.
Action: Request the installation PFAS sampling report and the current Consumer Confidence Report.
Little Rock Air Force Base
Jacksonville, Arkansas
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF fire-training areas
HAZARD WARNING
Extremely high PFAS readings reported in groundwater; off-base migration under investigation.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — WELLS SAMPLED
Reported PFAS totals up to 1.84 million ppt in groundwater at AFFF areas. Off-base private wells have been sampled; bottled water was provided where detections exceeded limits.
Action: Arkansas Department of Health posts private-well sampling results.
Patrick Space Force Base
Brevard County, Florida
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF fire-training areas
- • Aircraft maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
Highest reported PFAS total of any installation in public DoD data; groundwater and Indian River Lagoon impacts.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — GROUNDWATER
Reported PFAS totals up to 4.5 million ppt in groundwater at fire-training areas — the highest total in public DoD data. Drinking water is sampled and treated; the Indian River Lagoon has also been tested.
Action: Request the base PFAS report and Florida DEP sampling data.
Eielson Air Force Base
Fairbanks, Alaska
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and surface water; subsistence fishing and drinking-water wells affected.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS DETECTED — CARBON TREATMENT
Reported PFAS totals up to 441,000 ppt in groundwater. Base wells and private wells in the surrounding area were sampled; carbon treatment was installed on affected supplies.
Action: Alaska DEC publishes the statewide PFAS sampling results.
Dover Air Force Base
Dover, Delaware
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Aircraft maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and nearby private wells.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Pease International Tradeport (former Pease AFB)
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF fire-training area
- • Airfield operations
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site. PFAS contaminated the Haven well serving 10,000+ workers and a child-care center; elevated blood levels documented in tested children.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS — WELL CLOSED, CARBON TREATMENT
The Haven well was contaminated with PFAS from AFFF fire-training at the former Pease AFB. The well was taken offline in 2014; carbon treatment was installed on the replacement supply. About 10,000 workers and a child-care center were served.
Action: Blood-level testing was offered to exposed children. New Hampshire DES publishes the sampling record.
Joint Base Andrews
Prince George’s County, Maryland
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Aircraft maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS detected in groundwater and base drinking-water wells.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort George G. Meade
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Solvent disposal
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS and solvent contamination in groundwater; EPA and state investigations ongoing.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is sampled under the DoD PFAS program. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and PFAS/lead sampling results from the installation public works office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Camp Edwards / Massachusetts Military Reservation
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Artillery and small-arms ranges
- • AFFF
- • Munitions disposal
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site. Perchlorate and explosives contaminated the sole-source Cape Cod aquifer; PFAS detected in monitoring wells.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PERCHLORATE & EXPLOSIVES — WELLS CLOSED
Perchlorate from range operations reached the Cape Cod aquifer. Municipal wells were shut down and treatment installed. PFAS has also been detected in monitoring wells on the reservation.
Action: Massachusetts DEP and EPA publish the Superfund record; the local water district posts current results.
Fort Irwin / National Training Center
San Bernardino County, California
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Armor and artillery training
- • Depleted-uranium munitions testing
- • AFFF
HAZARD WARNING
Depleted-uranium residues and heavy metals at impact areas; PFAS in groundwater; dust exposure during rotation training.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-area groundwater is monitored for explosives, lead and PFAS. Request the range environmental assessment from the installation environmental office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
MCAGCC Twentynine Palms
San Bernardino County, California
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Live-fire training
- • AFFF
- • Motor pool waste
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater; lead and explosives in range soils; dust and particulate exposure.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-area groundwater is monitored for explosives, lead and PFAS. Request the range environmental assessment from the installation environmental office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Hunter Liggett
Monterey County, California
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Maneuver and live-fire training
HAZARD WARNING
Range-derived lead and explosives in soil; PFAS in groundwater; fuel contamination at training areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-area groundwater is monitored for explosives, lead and PFAS. Request the range environmental assessment from the installation environmental office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Johnson (Polk) / JRTC
Leesville, Louisiana
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Joint Readiness Training Center
- • AFFF
- • Ranges
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and surface water; lead and munitions residues across training areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-area groundwater is monitored for explosives, lead and PFAS. Request the range environmental assessment from the installation environmental office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Knox
Kentucky
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Armor and marksmanship training
- • AFFF
HAZARD WARNING
Range lead and explosives in soil; PFAS in groundwater; solvent contamination at maintenance areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-area groundwater is monitored for explosives, lead and PFAS. Request the range environmental assessment from the installation environmental office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Yakima Training Center
Yakima, Washington
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Maneuver training
- • Range operations
HAZARD WARNING
Munitions residues and lead in range soils; fuel and solvent contamination at motor pools; PFAS in groundwater.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-area groundwater is monitored for explosives, lead and PFAS. Request the range environmental assessment from the installation environmental office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center
Barling, Arkansas
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • National Guard maneuver training
- • Small-arms ranges
HAZARD WARNING
Lead and explosive residues in range soils; fuel contamination at staging areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-area groundwater is monitored for explosives, lead and PFAS. Request the range environmental assessment from the installation environmental office.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
FLETC Glynco
Brunswick, Georgia
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Indoor and outdoor firearms training
- • Vehicle and tactical training
HAZARD WARNING
Lead-dust exposure at indoor ranges; solvent use in vehicle maintenance; AFFF at fire-training areas. Recruits and instructors are exposed daily during firearms blocks.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-center water is supplied by the municipal system; range lead and solvent exposure is the documented concern. Request the facility environmental assessment.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
FLETC Artesia
Artesia, New Mexico
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Firearms and driving training
- • Aircraft and vehicle operations
HAZARD WARNING
Lead at ranges and airborne particulate exposure in a high-dust environment; solvent handling in maintenance bays.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-center water is supplied by the municipal system; range lead and solvent exposure is the documented concern. Request the facility environmental assessment.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
FLETC Charleston
North Charleston, South Carolina
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Maritime and firearms training
- • Firefighting training
HAZARD WARNING
Lead at ranges; AFFF at fire-training areas; fuel and solvent exposure in maritime operations.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-center water is supplied by the municipal system; range lead and solvent exposure is the documented concern. Request the facility environmental assessment.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
FLETC Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Maryland
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Driver training
- • Firearms training
HAZARD WARNING
Lead-dust exposure at firing ranges; solvent and fuel exposure in the motor pool.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-center water is supplied by the municipal system; range lead and solvent exposure is the documented concern. Request the facility environmental assessment.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
FLETC Washington / National Capital Region
Washington, D.C.
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Federal law enforcement training operations
HAZARD WARNING
Firearms and defensive-tactics training; lead and cleaning-solvent exposure for instructors.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Training-center water is supplied by the municipal system; range lead and solvent exposure is the documented concern. Request the facility environmental assessment.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
NYPD Police Academy
Queens, New York
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Indoor firing ranges
- • Vehicle and equipment maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
Lead-dust exposure at indoor ranges; elevated blood-lead levels documented among firearms instructors nationwide; noise-induced hearing loss.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Facility water comes from the municipal system. Ask your department for the current Consumer Confidence Report and any lead service-line inventory.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
LAPD Training Academy
Los Angeles, California
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Firing ranges
- • Tactical training
HAZARD WARNING
Lead-dust and airborne lead at indoor ranges; solvent exposure in equipment maintenance.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Facility water comes from the municipal system. Ask your department for the current Consumer Confidence Report and any lead service-line inventory.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Chicago Police Department Training Academy
Chicago, Illinois
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Indoor ranges
- • Vehicle operations
HAZARD WARNING
Indoor-range lead exposure and ventilation deficiencies reported at law-enforcement ranges; hearing damage from repeated training.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Facility water comes from the municipal system. Ask your department for the current Consumer Confidence Report and any lead service-line inventory.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Detroit Police Department Training Academy
Detroit, Michigan
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Firing ranges
- • Fire-suppression training
HAZARD WARNING
Indoor-range lead; exposure to regional industrial air pollution; AFFF at fire-training exercises.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Facility water comes from the municipal system. Ask your department for the current Consumer Confidence Report and any lead service-line inventory.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Riverview Police Department
Riverview, Michigan
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Firing-range lead
- • City water system lead service lines
HAZARD WARNING
The city water system exceeded the lead action level in 2024 (15 ppb). Officers and staff using city water — including at the station — are on the affected system. City code requires annual cross-connection inspections of businesses and restaurants.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Facility water comes from the municipal system. Ask your department for the current Consumer Confidence Report and any lead service-line inventory.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Houston Police Department Academy
Houston, Texas
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Indoor ranges
- • Vehicle operations
HAZARD WARNING
Lead-dust at indoor ranges; heat stress; industrial air-pollution exposure in the Houston ship channel region.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Facility water comes from the municipal system. Ask your department for the current Consumer Confidence Report and any lead service-line inventory.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Phoenix Police Department Academy
Phoenix, Arizona
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Firing ranges
- • Defensive tactics
HAZARD WARNING
Indoor-range lead exposure; extreme-heat stress; dust and particulate exposure.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Facility water comes from the municipal system. Ask your department for the current Consumer Confidence Report and any lead service-line inventory.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Chemical munitions storage and destruction
- • Biological weapons production (historical)
HAZARD WARNING
EPA Superfund site. Dioxin and chemical-agent residues in soil and groundwater; incineration emissions monitored for decades.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DIOXIN & AGENTS — MONITORING
Dioxin and chemical-agent residues have been documented in soil and groundwater at the arsenal. Municipal supply is treated and tested.
Action: EPA and Arkansas DEQ publish the Superfund record.
Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Radford, Virginia
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Propellant manufacturing
- • Open burning of propellant waste
HAZARD WARNING
Active Superfund site. Nitrocellulose and heavy metals in the New River; mercury and lead in soils; ongoing open-burn operations.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
NITROCELLULOSE & METALS — MONITORING
Propellant manufacturing released nitrocellulose, lead and mercury to soil and the New River. Municipal water is treated and tested; fish advisories apply.
Action: Virginia DEQ publishes the New River fish advisories.
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Independence, Missouri
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Small-arms ammunition manufacturing
HAZARD WARNING
Lead and solvent contamination in soil and groundwater; EPA and Army investigations ongoing.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
LEAD & SOLVENTS — MONITORING
Lead and solvent contamination has been documented in soil and groundwater. Municipal supply is treated and tested.
Action: EPA publishes the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant record.
Red River Army Depot
Texarkana, Texas
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Vehicle and munitions overhaul
- • Waste disposal pits
HAZARD WARNING
Soil and groundwater contamination from explosives, solvents and metals; EPA Superfund investigation.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Installation groundwater is monitored for explosives, solvents and metals. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and the Superfund monitoring record.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Anniston Army Depot
Anniston, Alabama
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Combat-vehicle overhaul
- • PCB-containing electrical equipment
- • Solvent degreasing
HAZARD WARNING
PCBs and chlorinated solvents in soil and groundwater; contaminated groundwater beneath the depot.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Installation groundwater is monitored for explosives, solvents and metals. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and the Superfund monitoring record.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Letterkenny Army Depot
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Missile and vehicle maintenance
- • Solvent degreasing
- • AFFF
HAZARD WARNING
TCE and PFAS in groundwater; solvent contamination at maintenance buildings.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Installation groundwater is monitored for explosives, solvents and metals. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and the Superfund monitoring record.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Tooele Army Depot
Tooele, Utah
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Chemical-agent storage and destruction
- • Munitions storage
HAZARD WARNING
Chemical-agent residues in soil and groundwater; the adjacent Deseret Chemical Depot destroyed the US stockpile and left contaminated areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
CHEMICAL AGENTS — MONITORING
Nerve-agent and mustard-agent residues were documented at storage and destruction areas. Municipal supply is treated and tested.
Action: EPA and Utah DEQ publish the monitoring record.
Blue Grass Army Depot
Richmond, Kentucky
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Chemical-weapons storage and destruction
HAZARD WARNING
Chemical-agent storage and destruction site; groundwater and soil monitoring continues after stockpile elimination.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Installation groundwater is monitored for explosives, solvents and metals. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and the Superfund monitoring record.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Hawthorne Army Depot
Hawthorne, Nevada
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Munitions storage and demilitarization
- • Open burning
HAZARD WARNING
Explosives and metals contamination in soil; groundwater monitoring for solvents and nitrates.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Installation groundwater is monitored for explosives, solvents and metals. Request the current Consumer Confidence Report and the Superfund monitoring record.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Ramstein Air Base
Kaiserslautern, Germany
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF fire-training areas
- • Aircraft maintenance
- • Fuel spills
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS detected in groundwater and in local wells near the base; German authorities have issued consumption advisories in surrounding communities.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS — LOCAL ADVISORIES
PFAS from AFFF has been detected in groundwater and in wells near the base. German authorities issued consumption advisories for affected local supplies; the base system is sampled.
Action: German state environment agency publishes the local advisory.
Kadena Air Base
Okinawa, Japan
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Fire-training areas
- • Aircraft maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS contamination detected in base wells and in the local river system; Japanese government surveys documented elevated levels in surrounding water.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS — LOCAL SURVEYS
PFAS has been detected in base wells and in the local river system. Okinawa Prefecture surveys documented elevated levels in surrounding water; base sampling continues.
Action: Okinawa Prefecture publishes the water-quality survey results.
MCAS Futenma
Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Fire-training areas
- • Aircraft operations
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and surface water adjacent to residential areas; Okinawa prefecture surveys found contamination in local streams.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS — LOCAL SURVEYS
PFAS has been detected in groundwater and surface water adjacent to residential areas. Prefectural surveys found contamination in local streams.
Action: Okinawa Prefecture publishes the survey results.
Camp Humphreys
Pyeongtaek, South Korea
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Aircraft maintenance
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater; fuel and solvent contamination from decades of operations.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS — SAMPLING
PFAS has been detected in groundwater. The base supply is sampled; Korean authorities monitor nearby water sources.
Action: Request the installation PFAS report.
Camp Bondsteel
Ferizaj, Kosovo
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • KFOR operations
- • Industrial waste
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
Depleted-uranium residues from munitions and hexavalent chromium detected in groundwater; troops reported health concerns after deployments.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
CHROMIUM & DU — MONITORING
Hexavalent chromium was detected in groundwater and depleted-uranium residues were found at the base. Drinking water is treated and tested.
Action: Request the KFOR environmental assessment.
Al Udeid Air Base
Doha, Qatar
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Open-air burn pits
- • Aircraft operations
HAZARD WARNING
Burn-pit smoke and fine particulate exposure linked to respiratory illness, asthma and constrictive bronchiolitis in deployed personnel.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
BOTTLED / TREATED SUPPLY
Drinking water is supplied by treatment and bottled sources. The documented exposure pathway is airborne burn-pit smoke and fine particulate, not the water supply.
Action: VA burn-pit registry and PACT Act claims.
Bagram Airfield (former)
Parwan, Afghanistan
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Open-air burn pits
- • Demolition and waste burning
HAZARD WARNING
Massive burn-pit exposure documented; veterans report asthma, chronic bronchitis and rare lung disease. VA recognizes burn-pit exposure for presumptive conditions.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
BOTTLED / TREATED SUPPLY
Drinking water was treated and bottled. The primary documented exposure was airborne burn-pit smoke and dust.
Action: VA burn-pit registry and PACT Act claims.
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Waste burning
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS in groundwater and drinking-water wells; burn-pit smoke exposure for personnel assigned to the detention facility.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS — WELLS SAMPLED
PFAS has been detected in groundwater and drinking-water wells. The base supply is sampled and treated.
Action: Request the installation water-quality report.
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia
British Indian Ocean Territory
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Aircraft operations
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS detected in groundwater and seawater near the airfield; fuel contamination at storage areas.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
PFAS — MONITORING
PFAS has been detected in groundwater and seawater near the airfield. The drinking-water system is sampled and treated.
Action: Request the installation water-quality report.
Camp Lemonnier
Djibouti
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Waste burning
- • Aircraft operations
HAZARD WARNING
Burn-pit and fuel-exhaust exposure; respiratory illness reported by deployed personnel.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is tested under the DoD PFAS program; host-nation authorities may publish separate local advisories.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
RAF Lakenheath / RAF Mildenhall
Suffolk, United Kingdom
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Fire-training areas
- • Aircraft maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS detected in groundwater and local water sources; UK regulators issued advisories for nearby communities.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is tested under the DoD PFAS program; host-nation authorities may publish separate local advisories.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Grafenwoehr Training Area
Bavaria, Germany
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Live-fire training
- • Munitions testing
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS and munitions residues in soil and groundwater; depleted-uranium residue from historical testing.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is tested under the DoD PFAS program; host-nation authorities may publish separate local advisories.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Caserma Ederle / Vicenza
Vicenza, Italy
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • AFFF
- • Vehicle maintenance
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS detected in groundwater; Italian authorities have investigated contamination near the installation.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is tested under the DoD PFAS program; host-nation authorities may publish separate local advisories.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Fleet Activities Yokosuka
Yokosuka, Japan
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Shipyard operations
- • AFFF
- • Fuel storage
HAZARD WARNING
PFAS and heavy metals in harbor sediments and groundwater; Japanese surveys documented contamination in surrounding waters.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is tested under the DoD PFAS program; host-nation authorities may publish separate local advisories.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
Andersen Air Force Base
Yigo, Guam
CHEMICALS IDENTIFIED
LEGACY CHEMICAL USE — DISCLOSED
- • Vietnam-era defoliant storage
- • AFFF
- • Aircraft operations
HAZARD WARNING
Agent Orange and dioxin residues from storage and handling during the Vietnam War; PFAS in groundwater and surface water.
DRINKING WATER ON BASE
DRINKING WATER — REQUEST CURRENT REPORT
Base supply is tested under the DoD PFAS program; host-nation authorities may publish separate local advisories.
Action: Request the current Consumer Confidence Report from the installation or municipal utility.
DRINKING WATER ON BASES
727 SITES identified by DoD for PFAS assessment. DoD has identified 727 active installations, BRAC locations, National Guard facilities and Formerly Used Defense Sites for PFAS assessment. Sampling results and drinking-water actions vary by site.
Legacy chemical use is disclosed here regardless of whether it was lawful when it occurred. Disclosure is not an allegation of illegality.
Camp Lejeune
CONTAMINATED — WELLS CLOSEDFinished drinking water was contaminated with TCE up to 1,400 ppb, PCE, benzene and vinyl chloride between 1953 and 1987. The most contaminated wells were shut down in 1985–1987. Roughly one million people drank, bathed in and cooked with that water.
Action: VA disability presumptions apply for 8 conditions. Register with VA and request the ATSDR exposure assessment.
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility
FUEL RELEASE — ALTERNATE WATER PROVIDEDA November 2021 JP-5 jet fuel release from the Red Hill storage facility entered the Navy drinking-water shaft. About 93,000 people on the system were affected; families reported fuel odors, rashes, cramps and neurological symptoms.
Action: DoD provides alternate water and medical monitoring. Claims and registry: Navy Red Hill information line.
Pease International Tradeport (former Pease AFB)
PFAS — WELL CLOSED, CARBON TREATMENTThe Haven well was contaminated with PFAS from AFFF fire-training at the former Pease AFB. The well was taken offline in 2014; carbon treatment was installed on the replacement supply. About 10,000 workers and a child-care center were served.
Action: Blood-level testing was offered to exposed children. New Hampshire DES publishes the sampling record.
Camp Edwards / Massachusetts Military Reservation
PERCHLORATE & EXPLOSIVES — WELLS CLOSEDPerchlorate from range operations reached the Cape Cod aquifer. Municipal wells were shut down and treatment installed. PFAS has also been detected in monitoring wells on the reservation.
Action: Massachusetts DEP and EPA publish the Superfund record; the local water district posts current results.
Sheppard Air Force Base
PFAS DETECTED — TREATMENT INSTALLEDGroundwater sampling reported PFAS totals up to 2.86 million ppt at fire-training areas. The base drinking-water system has been sampled and treatment installed where detections exceeded limits.
Action: Request the installation PFAS sampling report and the current Consumer Confidence Report.
Patrick Space Force Base
PFAS DETECTED — GROUNDWATERReported PFAS totals up to 4.5 million ppt in groundwater at fire-training areas — the highest total in public DoD data. Drinking water is sampled and treated; the Indian River Lagoon has also been tested.
Action: Request the base PFAS report and Florida DEP sampling data.
Eielson Air Force Base
PFAS DETECTED — CARBON TREATMENTReported PFAS totals up to 441,000 ppt in groundwater. Base wells and private wells in the surrounding area were sampled; carbon treatment was installed on affected supplies.
Action: Alaska DEC publishes the statewide PFAS sampling results.
Kadena Air Base
PFAS — LOCAL SURVEYSPFAS has been detected in base wells and in the local river system. Okinawa Prefecture surveys documented elevated levels in surrounding water; base sampling continues.
Action: Okinawa Prefecture publishes the water-quality survey results.
Ramstein Air Base
PFAS — LOCAL ADVISORIESPFAS from AFFF has been detected in groundwater and in wells near the base. German authorities issued consumption advisories for affected local supplies; the base system is sampled.
Action: German state environment agency publishes the local advisory.
NON-POTABLE WATER — THE DANGER
Non-potable water is water that is not safe to drink, cook with, brush teeth with, or use to wash food. It may be perfectly fine for flushing, irrigation or firefighting — but it has not been treated and tested to drinking-water standards.
WHERE IT COMES FROM
- • Unprotected wells and surface water
- • Cross-connections between drinking water and industrial, irrigation or fire systems
- • Backflow from hoses left in pools, sinks, chemical tanks or laundry tubs
- • Contaminated plumbing after a main break or pressure loss
- • Water from vending machines or beverage equipment plumbed to an unapproved source
DANGERS
- • Bacteria and viruses — E. coli, Salmonella, norovirus, hepatitis A, Legionella
- • Parasites — Giardia, Cryptosporidium
- • Nitrates — blue-baby syndrome in infants
- • Lead and copper — brain and kidney damage, especially in children and pregnant women
- • PFAS "forever chemicals" — cancer, thyroid disease, immune effects
- • Arsenic, uranium and industrial solvents — cancer and organ damage
- • Chemical burns and acute poisoning from cross-connected industrial lines
WARNING SIGNS
- • Recurring stomach illness among staff or customers
- • Unusual odor, color or taste (fuel, chlorine, sulfur, chemical)
- • Water system under a boil-water or do-not-drink notice
- • Equipment plumbed to a private well or tank with no posted approval
THE RULES
- • FDA Food Code 5-101.11 requires food establishments to use drinking water from an approved source.
- • Restaurants and retail beverage/vending equipment must be connected to the public potable supply, with backflow protection.
- • Cities are required to inspect businesses — including restaurants — for cross-connections. Riverview, Michigan requires annual inspections under state rules.
- • There is no national public registry that lists which restaurants or vending machines use non-potable water. Verification is local.
HOW TO CHECK A RESTAURANT OR VENDING MACHINE
- Ask the establishment where its water comes from and request the current water report.
- Check your local health department food-inspection records for that address.
- Check your water utility's Consumer Confidence Report and any boil-water or do-not-drink notices.
- Report suspected cross-connections or illness to the local health department and utility.
CHECK YOUR CITY
Enter your city to check for drinking-water advisories, and to see whether any public reporting exists on restaurants or retail vending machines using non-potable water.
RIVERVIEW, MICHIGAN — REPORT
The City of Riverview exceeded the lead action level for drinking water. A public advisory was distributed November 27, 2024. No public record naming Riverview birth defects was located in this research.
DOCUMENTED TIMELINE
Public advisory distributed: the city exceeded the lead action level (15 ppb). Water supply serial number 05710.
Lead and copper monitoring under the Lead and Copper Rule showed the 90th percentile above the action level.
Riverview High School and Junior High issued a tap-water lead notice under Michigan rules.
Michigan lowered its lead action level from 15 ppb to 12 ppb on January 1, 2025. The city requires annual cross-connection inspections of restaurants, businesses, apartment complexes, hospitals and car washes.
WHAT THE WATER RECORD SHOWS
- • Source water: Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) treated supply, delivered through city mains and lead service lines.
- • Lead can make up 20% or more of a person's exposure; for infants on mixed formula it can be 40–60%.
- • Lead crosses the placenta. The advisory explicitly warns pregnant women and young children.
- • The city's own page documents non-potable backflow risks from hoses, faulty toilets, irrigation systems and fertilizer bottles — and requires annual cross-connection inspections of restaurants.
BIRTH DEFECTS & DEATH REPORTS — FINDING
No public health registry or published study naming Riverview, Michigan birth defects was located. Michigan maintains a statewide Birth Defects Registry and the state publishes community lead results. Absence of a published report is not proof that no cases exist — it means the data must be requested directly.
WHO TO CONTACT
SOURCES & STANDING WARNINGS
Compiled from public records. Not medical or legal advice. If you believe you were exposed, file with the VA, ATSDR or your state health department and keep your records.
