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January 18, 2018

Navy will pay to clean city's water

COUPEVILLE, Island County (AP) — The U.S. Navy will pay for a filter system to protect a Washington town's water supply from chemicals found in firefighting foam used at a nearby airstrip.

The Seattle Times reports the initiative is part of a broader Defense Department nationwide effort to track pollution plumes from firefighting foam used at military installations and offer assistance when the chemicals have been detected in drinking-water supplies.


 
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