{"id":18221,"date":"2020-01-31T22:53:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T22:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/31\/navy-to-test-for-contaminated-water-near-base\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:08","slug":"navy-to-test-for-contaminated-water-near-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/01\/31\/navy-to-test-for-contaminated-water-near-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy to test for contaminated water near base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BREMERTON, Wash. \u2014 The Navy will test the drinking water of residents whose homes border Naval Base-Kitsap to determine whether there are dangerous levels of contamination from firefighting foam once used at Bangor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kitsap Sun reports<\/a> that if any homes in areas bordering the base are found to have what are commonly called PFAS in dangerous concentrations, they will receive bottled water indefinitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy will pay for testing for homes on their own wells and is informing more than 1,000 addresses via letters sent Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water districts that serve the area, including Silverdale and the Kitsap Public Utilities District, have already begun testing after being notified by the Navy last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capt. Richard Rhinehart<\/a>, Naval Base Kitsap\u2019s commanding officer, told the newspaper the Navy is taking a \u201cproactive approach to test the water from these unregulated compounds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are working closely with our local community to identify if there is contaminated well water and, if found, to take appropriate action to protect the resident’s health,” Rhinehart said. “We deeply care about our community and are working with them to address this important and emerging health issue.”<\/p>\n\n\n\t