Seal Beach
Naval Weapons Station
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach is a weapons and munitions loading, storage and maintenance facility. It also encloses the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge.
135 ppt of PFOS/PFOA were found in the drinking water. Seal Beach received its water from contaminated wells from the Eastern Municipal Water District, which has taken the poisoned well off-line. The Navy disclosed that Eastern is working with March Air Reserve Base, the source of the contamination, to determine clean-up requirements.
Source: Addressing Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Maureen Sullivan Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health) March 2018
https://partner-mco-archive.s3.amazonaws.com/client_files/1524589484.pdf
135 ppt of PFOS/PFOA were found in the drinking water. Seal Beach received its water from contaminated wells from the Eastern Municipal Water District, which has taken the poisoned well off-line. The Navy disclosed that Eastern is working with March Air Reserve Base, the source of the contamination, to determine clean-up requirements.
Source: Addressing Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Maureen Sullivan Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health) March 2018
https://partner-mco-archive.s3.amazonaws.com/client_files/1524589484.pdf
See below for thousands of pages documenting contamination at Seal Beach dating back to 1985. Many of the most sensitive records are not available without filing a lengthy and costly Freedom of Information Act Request, (FOIA).
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station - Source - DOD
Soil: High Risk
Contaminants: Antimony and compounds 5600.0 ppb Lead 157000.0 ppb
Soil Contaminants: Perchlorate 0.083 ppb Mercury and compounds 0.23 ppb Cadmium and compounds 0.43 ppb Beryllium and compounds 0.98 ppb Selenium 1.2 ppb Cobalt 16.0 ppb Arsenic 16.2 ppb Nickel (Soluble Salts) 24.8 ppb Chromium 32.9 ppb Copper and compounds 38.3 ppb Vanadium 71.4 ppb Barium 160.0 ppb Zinc 176.0 ppb Lead 197.0 ppb Manganese and compounds 825.0 ppb Aluminum 25300.0 ppb Iron 34300.0 ppb
Sediment (Fresh) Contaminants: Mercury 0.71 ppb Selenium 0.87 ppb Cadmium and compounds 1.5 ppb Arsenic 9.0 ppb Cobalt 14.2 ppb Nickel (Soluble Salts) 24.1 ppb Chromium 40.9 ppb Copper and compounds 44.0 ppb Zinc 208.0 ppb Barium 307.0 ppb Lead 957.0 ppb Manganese and compounds 1050.0 ppb Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen 1810.0 ppb Aluminum 27700.0 ppb Iron 31800.0 ppb
Soil Contaminants: Perchlorate 0.0032 ppb Mercury and compounds 0.057 ppb Selenium 0.89 ppb Beryllium and compounds 0.9 ppb Silver and compounds 1.7 ppb Arsenic 7.2 ppb Cadmium and compounds 8.6 ppb Cobalt 14.1 ppb Nitrate 18.4 ppb Nickel (Soluble Salts) 23.6 ppb Chromium 31.3 ppb Vanadium 63.8 ppb Lead 81.9 ppb Barium 158.0 ppb Copper and compounds 224.0 ppb Manganese and compounds 732.0 ppb Zinc 1620.0 ppb Aluminum 24900.0 ppb Iron 30200.0 ppb
Surface Water (Fresh): Low Risk
Contaminants: Barium 14200.0 ppb Zinc 43400.0 ppb
Soil: High Risk
Contaminants: Antimony and compounds 5600.0 ppb Lead 157000.0 ppb
Soil Contaminants: Perchlorate 0.083 ppb Mercury and compounds 0.23 ppb Cadmium and compounds 0.43 ppb Beryllium and compounds 0.98 ppb Selenium 1.2 ppb Cobalt 16.0 ppb Arsenic 16.2 ppb Nickel (Soluble Salts) 24.8 ppb Chromium 32.9 ppb Copper and compounds 38.3 ppb Vanadium 71.4 ppb Barium 160.0 ppb Zinc 176.0 ppb Lead 197.0 ppb Manganese and compounds 825.0 ppb Aluminum 25300.0 ppb Iron 34300.0 ppb
Sediment (Fresh) Contaminants: Mercury 0.71 ppb Selenium 0.87 ppb Cadmium and compounds 1.5 ppb Arsenic 9.0 ppb Cobalt 14.2 ppb Nickel (Soluble Salts) 24.1 ppb Chromium 40.9 ppb Copper and compounds 44.0 ppb Zinc 208.0 ppb Barium 307.0 ppb Lead 957.0 ppb Manganese and compounds 1050.0 ppb Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen 1810.0 ppb Aluminum 27700.0 ppb Iron 31800.0 ppb
Soil Contaminants: Perchlorate 0.0032 ppb Mercury and compounds 0.057 ppb Selenium 0.89 ppb Beryllium and compounds 0.9 ppb Silver and compounds 1.7 ppb Arsenic 7.2 ppb Cadmium and compounds 8.6 ppb Cobalt 14.1 ppb Nitrate 18.4 ppb Nickel (Soluble Salts) 23.6 ppb Chromium 31.3 ppb Vanadium 63.8 ppb Lead 81.9 ppb Barium 158.0 ppb Copper and compounds 224.0 ppb Manganese and compounds 732.0 ppb Zinc 1620.0 ppb Aluminum 24900.0 ppb Iron 30200.0 ppb
Surface Water (Fresh): Low Risk
Contaminants: Barium 14200.0 ppb Zinc 43400.0 ppb
DoD's Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Sites that have not Achieved Response Complete (RC) January 2018
https://www.denix.osd.mil/derp/home/documents/installation-restoration-program-report-to-congress-january-2018/
Key: DERA - Defense Environmental Restoration Account funds
BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
Navy California SEAL BEACH NWS DERA SITE 00047 SEAL BEACH NWS 201704 0 1
Navy California SEAL BEACH NWS DERA SITE 00048 SEAL BEACH NWS 201704 0 1
Navy California SEAL BEACH NWS DERA SITE 00070 SEAL BEACH NWS 205611 5,819 40
Navy California SEAL BEACH NWS DERA SITE 00074 SEAL BEACH NWS 202008 16,373 4
https://www.denix.osd.mil/derp/home/documents/installation-restoration-program-report-to-congress-january-2018/
Key: DERA - Defense Environmental Restoration Account funds
BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
Navy California SEAL BEACH NWS DERA SITE 00047 SEAL BEACH NWS 201704 0 1
Navy California SEAL BEACH NWS DERA SITE 00048 SEAL BEACH NWS 201704 0 1
Navy California SEAL BEACH NWS DERA SITE 00070 SEAL BEACH NWS 205611 5,819 40
Navy California SEAL BEACH NWS DERA SITE 00074 SEAL BEACH NWS 202008 16,373 4
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