Air Force to clean up contamination of Oscoda base after pushback
Sarah Rahal, The Detroit News Published 11:34 a.m. ET June 13, 2020 | Updated 9:18 a.m. ET June 14, 2020
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center announced it is awarding a contract in July that will expand capture zones to better control migration of PFAS contaminants from a former air force base in Oscoda following pushes from politicians.
The Air Force announced the contract Friday with plans to expand capture fields already in place at a former fire training site and the Central Treatment System located on the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
The military is allocating $13.5 million to remedy the site. Funding was part of $60 million that Congress provided last year to the U.S. Department of Defense to address contamination by certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS at decommissioned military bases.
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