[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Air Force to reimburse Martinsburg (WV)

[Lenny Siegel]

Martinsburg to get $4.9M for water-supply cleanup

By Matthew Amsted 
Hagerstown Herald Mail (MD)O
May 22, 2019
 
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The U.S. Air Force has agreed to reimburse Martinsburg $4.9 million for expenses that the city incurred in response to water-supply contamination linked to the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced Wednesday.

“I’m so thrilled that the Air Force has finally put forward an agreement that will help recuperate the significant costs Martinsburg incurred during the cleanup of their water supply,” Capito, R-W.Va., said in a news release.

“When faced with this serious public-health challenge, the city stepped up to protect the health and well-being of the community and its residents, and that was neither an easy nor an inexpensive effort.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/martinsburg-to-get-m-for-water-supply-cleanup/article_f6b4d505-4727-50cf-8af2-76d5d7a577e4.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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