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State officials announced in July that military officials had notified them about wells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/11\/05\/is-this-the-solution-to-contaminated-water-on-military-bases\/\" target=\"_blank\">contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalykyl substances<\/a>. 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