Officials are preparing to send potable water to properties near Dover Air Force Base in Delaware after private wells were found to have chemical contaminants exceeding federal health advisory levels.
The federal government has approved a pilot study at a former military base to look at the health implications for those who may have been exposed to potentially toxic chemical in the drinking water.
The U.S. Air Force Academy says unsafe levels of toxic chemicals from firefighting foam were found in groundwater at four sites on the Colorado campus.
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will work with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base to help clean up contaminated sites.