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Air Force redirects $66.6 million to address PFAS contamination
Jun 21, 2019, 07:20 AM by Pat Levak
The funds are coming from 26 existing remediation projects.
The Pentagon has redirected $66.6 million from existing Air Force environmental remediation efforts to be used for groundwater clean-up efforts relating to contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
While other branches of the military had sufficient funds in existing accounts, the Air Force had to take funds from 26 existing remediation projects and will use the money to investigate 16 sites with suspected contamination, as well as on mitigation projects at former military sites in California, New Hampshire, and Michigan.
A list of the projects that will be receiving funds for PFAS-related clean-up efforts can be found here.
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Seth Kellogg, PG, a senior geologist at Geosyntec Consultants,​ was elected to the board of the Scientist and Engineers Section of National Ground Water Association (NGWA) in 2016. She has 25 years of experience in evaluating complex contaminant hydrogeology and groundwater-surface water interactions, including large groundwater and sediment sites in New York and New Jersey. As per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have emerged as environmental concerns, she has been working with NGWA to advance the industry's understanding and implementation of best practices. She has presented and published on the technical and regulatory challenges of PFAS contamination, including co-authoring NGWA's "Groundwater and PFAS: State of Knowledge and Practice" (NGWA 2018). In May 2018, Ms. Kellogg was recommended by members of the NGWA Board of Directors and to represent NGWA at the United State Environmental Protection Agency National Leadership Summit on PFAS. Ms. Kellogg's leadership on PFAS has also included several presentations educating industry professionals on the fragmented PFAS regulatory framework, PFAS characterization challenges, and the complexities of PFAS fate and transport. She is currently serving as a program advisor and facilitator for NGWA's PFAS in Groundwater Workshop (August 2018).
Lauren Schapker, NGWA Government Affairs Director manages the Association's government affairs program focusing on legislative and regulatory impacts around a number of key issues, including PFAS and other emerging contaminants, infrastructure, natural resources, and energy. In addition to policy, Lauren also oversees the sweeping grassroots and political engagement efforts of NGWA. Prior to joining NGWA, she served as director of government and political affairs for the Portland Cement Association, where she focused on energy and infrastructure issues. Schapker also spent several years at Xenophon Strategies, a boutique public affairs firm, where she focused on representing local governments and municipalities with transportation and infrastructure needs.​​
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