Sharpe Army Depot
The 724-acre Sharpe Army Depot site is a Defense Logistics Agency facility near Lathrop, California. Between 1941 and 1975, maintenance of aircraft, vehicles, industrial equipment and medical equipment produced a variety of chemical wastes. The Army later disposed of the chemicals on site, contaminating groundwater and soil with volatile organic compounds.
Data released by the Army through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show PFAS contamination detected at 43.70 parts per trillion (ppt) in tests of drinking water at the Sharpe Army Depot. The tests were conducted in 2018. Five carcinogens were found in the water families drank: PFBS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOS, and PFOA
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Extremely low doses of PFAS chemicals have been linked to cancer, harm to the reproductive and immune systems, thyroid disease and other health problems. Harvard health professionals say 1 ppt of the substances may be harmful.
“There are currently no Army personnel or families drinking water with levels of PFOS/PFOA above the Lifetime Health Advisory, (LHA)” the Army told the Environmental Working Group in August, 2019.
The EPA’s LHA for PFAS is set at 70 ppt while California’s Division of Drinking Water has established Notification Levels at 6.5 parts per trillion for PFOS and 5.1 parts per trillion for PFOA, two types of PFAS chemicals. Firefighting foams made with PFAS and long used on military installations are a major source of PFAS contamination.
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Extremely low doses of PFAS chemicals have been linked to cancer, harm to the reproductive and immune systems, thyroid disease and other health problems. Harvard health professionals say 1 ppt of the substances may be harmful.
“There are currently no Army personnel or families drinking water with levels of PFOS/PFOA above the Lifetime Health Advisory, (LHA)” the Army told the Environmental Working Group in August, 2019.
The EPA’s LHA for PFAS is set at 70 ppt while California’s Division of Drinking Water has established Notification Levels at 6.5 parts per trillion for PFOS and 5.1 parts per trillion for PFOA, two types of PFAS chemicals. Firefighting foams made with PFAS and long used on military installations are a major source of PFAS contamination.
Sharpe Army Depot
The 724-acre Sharpe Army Depot site is a Defense Logistics Agency facility near Lathrop, California. Between 1941 and 1975, maintenance of aircraft, vehicles, industrial equipment and medical equipment produced a variety of chemical wastes. The Army later disposed of the chemicals on site, contaminating groundwater and soil with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Construction of the site’s long-term remedy has finished. Operation and maintenance activities and monitoring are ongoing.
Risks and pathways addressed by the cleanup include health risks from people ingesting or touching contaminants in soil and groundwater.
View a full list of contaminants of concern for this site.
Want to know more? https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0902792
These statistics were generated from a different era. Today, the EPA represents corporate interests and is no longer an advocate for public health.
The 724-acre Sharpe Army Depot site is a Defense Logistics Agency facility near Lathrop, California. Between 1941 and 1975, maintenance of aircraft, vehicles, industrial equipment and medical equipment produced a variety of chemical wastes. The Army later disposed of the chemicals on site, contaminating groundwater and soil with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Construction of the site’s long-term remedy has finished. Operation and maintenance activities and monitoring are ongoing.
Risks and pathways addressed by the cleanup include health risks from people ingesting or touching contaminants in soil and groundwater.
View a full list of contaminants of concern for this site.
Want to know more? https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0902792
These statistics were generated from a different era. Today, the EPA represents corporate interests and is no longer an advocate for public health.
Sharpe Army Depot - Source - DOD
Groundwater: CCl4, tetrachloroethene (PCE), and trichloroethene (TCE) exceeded their respective aquifer cleanup levels (ACLs). No human access to ground water.
Contaminants: Carbon Tetrachloride 18.0 ug/L
Groundwater: CCl4, tetrachloroethene (PCE), and trichloroethene (TCE) exceeded their respective aquifer cleanup levels (ACLs). No human access to ground water.
Contaminants: Carbon Tetrachloride 18.0 ug/L
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
SHAD - Sharpe Army Depot
GW - Groundwater
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN SOUTH BALLOON AREA, (GW)
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-001 (P1) PLUME 1 209509 44,652 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-002 (P2) S. RUNWAY AREA GW 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-003 (P3) W. OF BLDG 508 GW 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN CENTRAL AREA 1 (GW)- WEST
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-004 (P4) SIDE 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN CENTRAL AREA 2 GW - WEST
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-005 (P5) PLUME 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN N. RUNWAY AREA GW PLUME
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-006 (P6) 6 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN N. BALLOON AREA PLUME 7
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-007 (P7) WESTSIDE 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN N. BALLOON AREA PLUME 8
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-008 (P8) EASTSIDE 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN S. BALLOON SLUDGE
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-036 (S28) DISPAREA,P-1A,B,C 201908 41 3
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN BURN PITS GRID AC-W5, SBA,
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-041 (S33) S-33/29 201908 41 3
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-042 (S34) RUNDWAY PONDS (P-5A) 201709 0 1
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN SHAD-153 CARBON
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-153 P-1H TETRACHLORIDE SITE 202201 0 5
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
SHAD - Sharpe Army Depot
GW - Groundwater
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN SOUTH BALLOON AREA, (GW)
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-001 (P1) PLUME 1 209509 44,652 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-002 (P2) S. RUNWAY AREA GW 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-003 (P3) W. OF BLDG 508 GW 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN CENTRAL AREA 1 (GW)- WEST
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-004 (P4) SIDE 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN CENTRAL AREA 2 GW - WEST
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-005 (P5) PLUME 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN N. RUNWAY AREA GW PLUME
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-006 (P6) 6 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN N. BALLOON AREA PLUME 7
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-007 (P7) WESTSIDE 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN N. BALLOON AREA PLUME 8
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-008 (P8) EASTSIDE 209509 0 79
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN S. BALLOON SLUDGE
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-036 (S28) DISPAREA,P-1A,B,C 201908 41 3
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN BURN PITS GRID AC-W5, SBA,
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-041 (S33) S-33/29 201908 41 3
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-042 (S34) RUNDWAY PONDS (P-5A) 201709 0 1
DEFENSE DIST DEPOT SAN SHAD-153 CARBON
Army California JOAQUIN, SHARPE FACILITY DERA SHAD-153 P-1H TETRACHLORIDE SITE 202201 0 5
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