Peterson AFB study shows firefighting foam contaminated water

In a newly released report Peterson Air Force Base showing there are high levels of two perfluorinated compounds or PFCs on base, and those could have flowed down to affect the water supply in Fountain and Security-Widefield.

Some water samples collected for the study were more than 200 times the EPA’s standard of 70 parts per trillion.

The base said it has taken steps to replace the foam with a synthetic foam and are working to top the spread of PFCs to other areas.

“Making sure that the community is aware that within the bounds that we’ve been able to eliminate this contaminate, we’ve taken that action and then likewise as we learn more and move forward with that,” 21st Space Wing Commander Col. Todd R. Moore said.

The study also said the Air Force believes there are other factors that could have contaminated the water.

Moving forward the Air Force is planning to launch an expanded site inspection in the fall to further look at where sources of contamination could be coming from and how far the contamination could have reached.