Military Testing Reveals Hundreds of Drinking Water Wells Contaminated with PFAS in Washington
![Using water provided by the Air Force, Marcie Zambryski fills bowls up for her boxers, Livie and Louie. Her home is near Deep Creek, 8 miles away from Fairchild Air Force Base.](https://news.cibassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/US-NEWS-ENV-WASH-WATER-SE-copy.jpg)
Hundreds of drinking water wells near military bases or other facilities in Washington have been contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a Seattle Times analysis of the past two years of test results published by the military. So far, the military has confirmed the release of these “forever chemicals,” named for […]