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6 days ago Web The U.S. Army Yakima Training Center (YTC) has assumed full responsibility and oversight for the PFAS response, including well testing, monitoring, ... Discovery of …
1 week ago Web Discovery of PFAS Contamination in Groundwater at the Yakima Training Center (YTC) March, 2022. In 2021, the Army began contacting property owners to the west of the …
1 week ago Web Mar 24, 2022 · Chemicals used by the Yakima Training Center have contaminated nearby domestic wells, and the U.S. Army is devising a plan to remedy the problem. Army …
5 days ago Web Feb 1, 2023 · The U.S. Army’s Yakima Training Center contains dozens of sites contaminated by chemical spills and toxic waste, including some that have threatened …
1 week ago Web Mar 25, 2022 · YAKIMA, Wash. — Chemicals used at a U.S. Army training center have contaminated nearby domestic wells, and the Army is devising a plan to remedy the …
6 days ago Web Feb 1, 2023 · thumb_77158.png. YAKIMA, Wash. – The Washington Department of Ecology has issued an enforcement order that requires the U.S. Army’s Yakima …
1 week ago Web Feb 1, 2023 · - The Washington Department of Ecology issued a draft order Thursday that requires the U.S. Army to address the the contamination of chemical spills and toxic …
6 days ago Web Feb 1, 2023 · The Yakima Training Center contains dozens of sites contaminated by chemical spills and toxic waste, including some that have threatened drinking water …
1 week ago Web Feb 1, 2023 · Drinking water wells around the Yakima Training Center have been contaminated with chemicals used in firefighting foam from the site. Other types of …
1 week ago Web Feb 1, 2023 · Washington State Issues Enforcement Order Against U.S. Army Over Yakima Training Center Contamination. The U.S. Army’s Yakima Training Center contains …
1 week ago Web Feb 1, 2023 · FILE — Lt. Col. Tim Horn, commander of the Yakima Training Center, holds a media briefing inside the Yakima Convention Center about water contamination on …
2 days ago Web Mar 1, 2022 · YAKIMA, WA - In January, the US army conducted testing on 86 drinking water wells on private properties adjacent to the Yakima Training Center. They found …
1 week ago Web Feb 22, 2023 · How did the Yakima Training Center get contaminated? Since 1941, soldiers have used the center for weapons training and for practicing maneuvers. …
2 days ago Web The Army immediately closed the well. This well is in a remote location and was only used during training exercises. An alternate water source is now used for training exercises. …
1 week ago Web Sep 29, 2022 · SELAH, Wash. — For years, the Yakima Training Center used a firefighting foam containing a group of chemicals called PFAS, which at high levels in drinking water, …
1 week ago Web identification and cleanup of environmental contamination, and that the installation has a credible, organized program to carry out that commitment. The IAP provides an outline of …
1 day ago Web Aug 31, 2023 · At an open house Wednesday night at the Selah Civic Center, Yakima Training Center Commander Lt. Col. Tim Horn said they plan to install Point of Entry …
3 days ago Web Oct 13, 2021 · Eight wells serving 12 homes near the Yakima Training Center had higher-than-recommended levels of chemicals used in firefighting efforts, based on testing in …
1 week ago Web Feb 5, 2023 · FILE — Lt. Col. Tim Horn, commander of the Yakima Training Center, holds a media briefing inside the Yakima Convention Center about water contamination on …
6 days ago Web Early studies indicated that the likely source of contamination was a type of firefighting foam historically used in training activities. Two drinking water systems, the City of …
1 week ago Web Mar 29, 2022 · Washington issues enforcement order against U.S. Army over Yakima Training Center PFAS contamination YAKIMA, Wash. - The Washington Department …
3 days ago Web Mar 1, 2022 · The U.S. Army found relatively high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in more wells near the Yakima Training Center during its second round of …