Drinking Water Supply Wells Archives - George Air Force Base, CA

Completed Exposure Pathway (CEP)

George AFB’s Flawed Public Health Assessment (PHA)

January 1, 2023

The Air Force deliberately misled the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Congress, and the American people about the toxic substances present at George AFB, CA. They failed to disclose the Completed Exposure Pathways (CEPs) and potential health threats to base personnel, their family members, civilian employees, and the surrounding community. The ATSDR relied on the Air Force to supply the [Read More…]

George AFB’s Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) – PFAS

November 7, 2017

The Air Forced just released the test results for PFAS at private and municipal supply wells near the southeast corner of George AFB, where the production wells for George AFB were located. ALL of the wells that were tested had detectable levels of PFAS, and one well exceeded the US EPA health advisory (HA) level of 70 ppt. These results are significant because, [Read More…]

Dr Sabol Radioactive Waste Investigation SEDA GAFB

1979-xx-xx Sabol – Radioactive Waste Investigation Southeast Disposal Area (SEDA)

June 29, 2017

The Air Force failed to disclose to the ATSDR, contractors, public, and Federal & State regulators that John R. Sabol, J.D., P.E. conducted a radiological assessment of the Southeast Disposal Area (SEDA) where he located 18 to 20 55 gallon drums of radioactive waste in 1979. [Read More…]

Radioactive Waste Disposal Site at George AFB SEDA

– George AFB’s Weapons Storage and Assembly Area and Southeast Disposal Area

April 20, 2014

The Southeast Disposal Area’s RW-09 radioactive disposal site is physically located about a ¼ mile upstream of the Drinking Water Supply Wells for George AFB, Adelanto, CA, several homes, and the former Victor Valley Country Club. Unfortunately, the groundwater flows northeast from the SEDA, directly toward these drinking water supply wells. This created a potential exposure to tens of thousands of civilians, and military [Read More…]

Industrial Waste – Completed Exposure Pathways

June 25, 2013

From 1965 to 1 December 1981 (16 years), the Air Force dumped 5,578,400 gallons of industrial waste containing known carcinogens into the sanitary sewer, which emptied into the sewage treatment plant (STP), and the STP discharged directly into the STP’s percolation ponds. However, the Air Force determined that the unlined percolation ponds, the soil, and the groundwater were NOT contaminated based on one [Read More…]

George AFB’s Exposure Pathways – Water

December 3, 2012

The Department of Defense (DOD) deliberately misled the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the American people about the hazardous substances at the former George Air Force Base, CA, “EPA Superfund ID: CA2570024453″ and the complete exposure pathway that the drinking water provided. George AFB’s contaminated drinking water supply provided the following “Completed Exposure Pathways” Ingestion: Drinking water, cooking Dermal Contact: [Read More…]

Drinking Water – Completed Exposure Pathways

October 31, 2012

George Air Force Base’s contaminated drinking water provided a Completed Exposure Pathway (CEP) Supply wells → water → civilians, military personnel and their family members, and surrounding community This contaminated drinking water provided the following “Completed Exposure Pathways” Ingestion: Drinking water, cooking Dermal Contact: bathing, showering, swimming pool, occupational exposures Inhalation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs): showering, swamp coolers The Department of Defense (DOD) and Air Force [Read More…]

Drinking Water Supply Wells Map

December 14, 2011

George Air Force Base had about 14 Installation Restoration Program (IRP) sites (unpermitted dump-sites and unpermitted burn pits) within 500 feet to a mile upstream of the drinking water supply wells for George AFB, Adelanto, private homes, and the former Victor Valley Country Club. Installation Restoration Program (IRP) site specific information for George AFB’s drinking water: George AFB’s Housing – Completed Exposure Pathway Southeast Disposal Area – Completed [Read More…]