Are local drinking water sources affected by the contamination/cleanup on FNOD?
A21: At this time, all land owners at FNOD use city water avoiding any risk from potential contamination in the ground water beneath FNOD. The existence and extent of the FNOD ground water contamination is not yet fully understood, but poses no risk when city water is used. Initial sampling done in Respass Beach to determine if potential contamination had migrated across Streeter Creak indicated no impact from FNOD on the wells tested. Owners of the wells that were tested were informed of the results. A DRAFT ATSDR report using the data from the Respass Beach wells found that the water at Respass Beach had a sodium concentration of 306,000 parts per billion and considered it a concern to those who should be on a low sodium diet. The report also found a level of Diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) (a chemical commonly found in plastics) at 26 parts per billion. This was over the EPA’s regulatory limit of 6 parts per billion, but the report concluded that any added cancer risk was low. During a
