Is there a health risk to people consuming meat from the local deer population?
People are not at risk for exposure to chemical contaminants from NSWC through the consumption of deer meat from the local herd. Only a very small percentage of the NSWC property has contaminated soils with the potential for growing grasses and other deer forage with elevated levels of chemicals. In addition, the deer obtaining food and water at the base are not confined to the main base and Stump Neck Annex properties. Because they are free to range on and off the base, they are obtaining food and water from multiple sources: forage and water from NSWC would represent only a small fraction of their total food intake. Does shallow contaminated groundwater at the Stump Neck Annex pose a threat to off-base shallow residential wells? Shallow groundwater contamination at the NSWC and the Stump Neck Annex does not pose a threat to shallow residential wells located off-base. The movement of shallow groundwater (and associated chemicals) will be primarily controlled by the three surface water
