Navy to test drinking water from wells bordering Bangor for contamination
BANGOR — The Navy will test the drinking water of residents whose homes border Naval Base-Kitsap to determine whether there are dangerous levels of contamination from firefighting foam once used at Bangor.
If any homes in areas bordering the base are found to have what are commonly called PFAS in dangerous concentrations, they will receive bottled water indefinitely, "until a long-term solution is implemented," the Navy told the Kitsap Sun.
The Navy will pay for testing for homes on their own wells and is informing more than 1,000 addresses that surround Bangor via letters sent Thursday. Water districts that serve the area, including Silverdale and the Kitsap Public Utilities District, have already begun testing after being notified by the Navy last week.
Capt. Richard Rhinehart, Naval Base Kitsap's commanding officer, told the Kitsap Sun the Navy is taking a "proactive approach to test the water from these unregulated compounds."
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