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Did the DoD force the US EPA to remove any reference to the radioactive contamination at George AFB?

July 15, 2024

Why did the US EPA, the agency charged with protecting the environment and public health, remove any reference to the radioactive contamination at George Air Force Base from its website? George AFB’s southeast disposal areas (SEDA) radioactive disposal site is only ¼ mile upstream of the supply wells for George AFB, Adelanto, private homes, and ranches, posed a significant threat to the local [Read More…]

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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…]

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Why women were told ‘Don’t get pregnant at George Air Force Base’

June 20, 2018

The first time Kate Kelly heard the warnings about George Air Force Base, she was a 19-year-old airman just getting settled into the barracks. It was 1975.

Another female airman sat on a bed opposite. She gave Kelly the rundown of the base. At the time, George was a hub of F-4 Phantom fighter jets and OV-10 Bronco reconnaissance planes.

Kelly mentioned she’d been thinking about getting married. Her roommate’s response was quick: “Just don’t get pregnant,” the airman warned. “Don’t get pregnant at George Air Force Base.” [Read More…]

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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…]

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1985-09-01 News – Low-level radioactive dump discovered at George AFB

June 29, 2017

Victorville — The existence of a low-level radioactive waste dump near Victorville and the Mojave River was revealed Friday after a telephone tip from an off-road vehicle enthusiast. The dump was apparently unknown to local and county officials, but might be on a state water board list. The approximately one-acre unfenced site is located within the extreme southern boundary of George Air Force [Read More…]

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– 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…]

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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…]

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Victorville Federal Correctional Complex

October 21, 2012

If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) requires the Air Force to make full disclosure of known and suspected contaminants when the property is transferred.  Why are the Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force (AF), and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) blocking the release of the Deed Restrictions for Parcel K? Victorville [Read More…]

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Southeast Disposal Area (SEDA) Map

December 14, 2011

This map of the Southeast Disposal Area (SEDA) at George Air Force Base shows the location of the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) site RW-09.  RW-09 is one of two Radioactive Waste Sites at George AFB. The DOD and Air Force did a Federal-to-Federal transfer of Parcel K to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Parcel K where the Victorville Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) was built, contains [Read More…]