# PEASE AIR FORCE BASE
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2015 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3600401399`
- **Case Number:** 01-2015-6001
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- PEASE AIR FORCE BASE (settlement)
## Summary

Contaminated aquifer with Perfluorinatred  Compounds ('PCFs') consisting of perflluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) as a result of firefighting activities. PFOs were detected in three municipal wells.  One municipal well, supplying water to 8,000 people, was shut down due to high PFC levels.  One private residential well was also affected by PFOS contamination.

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*Source: [EPA ECHO](https://echo.epa.gov/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*