[CPEO-MEF] Air Force to distribute bottled water near Luke Air Force Base (AZ)

[Lenny Siegel]

Water near Arizona Air Force base is tainted in latest case
The U.S. Air Force says it will distribute bottled water until at least April to thousands of residents near its base in suburban Phoenix

By ANITA SNOW 
Associated Press
February 26, 2021

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Air Force says it will be distributing bottled water to thousands of residents and business owners near its base in suburban Phoenix until at least April, marking the latest case of chemicals from military firefighting efforts contaminating the water supply in a nearby community.

Luke Air Force Base announced this month that studies showed high levels of contaminants had affected drinking water for about 6,000 people in roughly 1,600 homes as well as a few neighboring businesses.

A contractor is scheduling deliveries of drinking water to the homes of people who picked up their first bottles this week, said Sean Clements, chief of public affairs for the 56th Fighter Wing at the base. Those deliveries will go on until a long-term filtration facility can be set up in April, Clements said Thursday.

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Lenny Siegel
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