Good evening . It's five o'clock here
at Canada Air Force Base . So we're
gonna go ahead and kick this off . I'm
Captain Jackie Pinkowski , the Chief of
Public Affairs at the 27 special
operations . When can you all hear me ?
Um Yes , thank you on behalf of the
Wing Colonel Jeremy Bergen . Thanks for
joining us tonight . We look forward to
hearing from Miss Michelle Brown . Uh
She's representing the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force for
Environment Safety and Infrastructure
or also known as SI ee . Si ee is
responsible to str to strategic
direction , policy and oversight for
Department of the Air Force
environmental restoration activities .
After Miss Brown makes opening remarks ,
we'll receive an update from Mr Chris
Gy from the airport Engineering Center
and then we'll open it up for questions
at the end . I also want to introduce
you all to Colonel Barry Roach who's on
the line . He's our mission support
group commander here at Canada Air
Force Base and Mr Rob Stan , our
director of staff , um We are expecting
Secretary Kenny to call in today . So
if he's on the line , I don't see him
right now , but when he does get on the
line if he does . Uh We just wanted to
say thank you for joining us today .
The folks from LSD who came up and
joined us and then our partners at AFC
C Air Force , I MS CAFO and our local
community partners and representatives
just wanted to say thank you to all of
you for um taking the time tonight to
join us on this on hall . We believe
discussions like this are extremely
valuable , not only for sharing
information but for building
relationships . This issue is not just
a Clovis or Canon issue . It's a
national issue that requires national
solutions . We could find those
solutions by working together for the
good of the community , for the good of
the nation . Once we get to the
questions part at the end , I'll ask
you all to type your questions in the
chat and once um they come up , I will
read them and um give them to the
appropriate person to answer if that
person is part of the virtual town hall
tonight . Again , thanks for joining us
and now I would like to turn it over to
Miss Michelle Brown for opening remarks .
Good evening . And thank you . I
appreciate that introduction . Um I'm
Michelle Brown . I am the
environmental policy and programs
director in the office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force . Um I am
joining this evening's community
meeting to provide the Department of
the Air Force Policy and approach to
addressing uh the new PF regulations
that were announced by the
Environmental Protection Agency . And
also I want to ensure our office was
available to answer the questions
regarding the Air Force's PFAS response
that were posed by Secretary Kenny who
is the um the , the director of the uh
the secretary , sorry of the new Mexico
Environment Department . So on April
26th , 2024 we can go to the
next slide um EPA published in the
federal register , the final uh
national primary drinking water
regulation for six P A . Uh
This rule establishes a maximum
contaminant level or maximum
contaminant levels um or we'll call
them MC LS um from here and for
six for these PFAS compounds in
drinking water , the rule applies to
all public drinking water systems and
it requires that they begin monitoring
for these six PF uh within three
years and provide information on PFAS
levels to their consumers within that
three year period . And then uh it
ensures that the drinking water from
the from their systems are compliant um
with these new PF MC LS within five
years . So , MC Ls are gonna
be , these MC LS will be incorporated
into the Department of the Air Force
Clean Up Program . They are
used as cleanup standards and they can
be used as AAA risk tr trigger
level as well . Um And a level at which
we would take response actions , uh
response actions such as uh providing
uh alternative drinking water , uh et
cetera under CERCLA and the Department
of the Air Force at , under the
direction and policy of the Department
of Defense is reviewing all of our P A
sampling results the we've collected ,
uh we've done a , a significant
sampling effort , not just at Canon but
across all of our installations . And
we'll be expanding our existing cleanup
investigation um to assess for
these new PFS MC L levels . And we will
be assessing uh background levels of
pas we'll also be providing drinking
water treatment for anybody that is any
private drinking water wells off base
that are impacted above the MC L
and , and any background levels that
are , that are determined um for
PFS with the focus on ensuring that we
have enduring solutions to address
those PFAS impacts and we'll be
prioritizing those locations where the
PFAS levels are the highest . So if we
could go to the next slide , we
actually , we can stay on on this slide
because essentially , I wanna make sure
that I address the concerns that were
brought up by the New Mexico
Environment Department . So , Daff ,
the Department of the Air Force is
absolutely committed to cleaning up
PFAS contamination using the EPA
standards that I just mentioned . Um
We are still in the process of
conducting the cercla remedial
investigation . And as I indicated ,
we'll be expanding that investigation
to ensure we have incorporated the new
MC LS and at , at that point .
Um We are still in the process of
conducting that remedial investigation ,
which means we do not yet have an exact
date when our off base cleanup will
yet begin . The cercla remedial
investigation is the phase of the
cleanup process where we determine the
nature and extent of PFAS contamination
and conduct our risk assessment . So we
do not yet have that specific date for
when cleanup of soil and groundwater
will begin . However , as
participation in these uh community
engagements , uh the installation will
be able to tell you when that remedial
investigation will be complete and when
they'll be ready to start the next
phase of the cleanup process . The ,
the feasibility study which will get
closer to finding what that remedy will
be , which the community will have a
say in um as well as the regulatory
community . And um then that date will
be available . However , in the
meantime , the Department of the Air
Force has taken proactive action um to
conduct uh what are called interim
remedial actions um or interim response
actions in accordance with dod policy
to prevent further migration of PFAS
from Canon Air Force Base to any off
base loca . And Chris . Uh Gery
is gonna tell you , give you more
specifics but , but uh uh essentially ,
um we have invested over 5058 I'm
sorry , $53.8 million . Thus far ,
installing pump and treat systems near
the base uh boundaries to prevent that
uh further PFAS migration . Um I also
know that you're concerned about when
the date that off base pfas cleanup of
soil and groundwater will end well .
That is also yet to be determined
because we still need to figure out we
still need to determine what the
appropriate um cleanup remedy will be ,
get that remedy installed . And then we
will have a better idea of when the
cleanup of the soil and groundwater
will end . Um The public
will definitely have a chance to review
and comment on the off base uh P A
cleanup plans at Cannon Air Force Base .
Uh I believe uh Chris Gerke and the
cleanup team at uh Canon
provide these opportunities for
community engagement and uh a as part
of that , our documents are available .
Um Final documents are , are available
on the administrative record . Um And
when we develop the proposed plan ,
which is another phase of the federal
clean up uh Federal clean up law and
process , um the public will have an
opportunity to provide input at that
time . And then we have as of
the 30th of April uh 2024 the
Department of the Air Force has
invested over $71 million responding to
pas investigating cleaning up um and
conducting interim response actions um
at Canon and I'm uh I'm aware that
the current approved execution plan for
fy 24 for Cannon Air Force Base for PF
um is $5 million right now . And that
includes um the expanded sampling that
needs to be conducted to complete the
remedial investigation . Um And uh
um also uh selecting and designing
future remedies . Uh So I , at this
time , I will uh pass it back over
to um to the uh
installation staff . Um I will be
online if there are any additional
questions um or concerns uh from a
policy perspective . Um But I believe
um uh Mr Gerke is on the line and will
be able to answer and uh the rest of
your questions and uh continue the
briefing . So , thank you for your time .
Thank you , Miss Brown . Again . This
is Christopher Gerke . I'm the
restoration project manager here at
Cannon Air Force Base responsible for
the oversight of our restoration
projects here at Canon and today ,
specifically giving an update on our
pas investigation here on and around
Cannon Air Force Base and currently
where we are at in our PFAS
investigation is we are in the remedial
investigation phase . We have done a
multitude of on and off base soil
samples , sediment samples , surface
water samples and groundwater samples .
Uh With that , we have installed a
plethora of additional monitoring wells
on base and have worked to install some
off base so far . Uh three installed so
far in the New Mexico Department of
Transportation's right away , is
approved by Office of State Engineers
with NM dot S
Concurrence . And this slide right here
shows the our locations that we are
trying to put monitoring wells off base .
And with this , we have done , um we've
been coordinating with Curry county
commissioners and the board . And with
that , uh they have requested us to
reach out to the local property owners
near these different sites and request
their um concurrence on putting these
monitoring wells out . So in uh middle
of March , we sent out letters to the
property owners requesting their
permission . Um Today , we haven't
gotten any responses back , but we're
hoping that within the next week or two ,
we can get those back because this um
is very important for us to get these
monitoring wells installed out there
because without these , we can't fully
delineate what that impact is off base .
And the other thing is with these , we
in our remedial investigation , we are
required to put monitoring wells in
there because we are , we know how they
are installed and we know that they are
installed with PFAS free um materials .
So that way it allows us to know that
the data that we are collecting from it
is true and accurate . So with that ,
um the support from the county
commissioners and the local community
to get those agreements back to us as
soon as possible . So that way we can
get these installed um if it's not
within the next couple of weeks , we
may have to push that into the next
phase of the R I for that delineation
off base . Um But hopefully , uh we'll ,
we'll get that support so we can
continue forward with this remedial
investigation as quickly as possible .
Now , in our Southeast engineering
evaluation cost analysis pilot study ,
we are currently in the construction
phase and it's been going on since June
of last year . And right now , we are
still on track to start operations in
July of 2024 . So that's just coming up
here very soon . And this picture that
you can see on this slide is the design
layout for all the filtration and the
um vessels that will operate this
system and the filtration system in
this building . And it's quite massive .
In fact , today , we received our um
most of the vessels in for this to have
them start being placed into the
building . So we're actually starting
to put the machinery and the uh the
filtration systems in the actual
building . So with that , uh this will
show you the location on that southeast
corner um in that green circle right
there , those blue lines show the paleo
or the aquifers flow rate . And then
the orange little circles are the
highest concentrations that we had
during our site inspection four P fast
and given those flo the flow of the
aquifer and knowing where those
concentrations were . That's why that
southeast corner was selected for the
location of that pilot study .
This is the general basic layout of
that treatment system where we're going
to start with for that pilot study is
four extraction wells with pumps and
then there will be two additional wells
in there . Those are the yellow circles
with the XS . Those will be the same
size extraction wells just with no
pumps . So as we collect the data
through the operation , if needed , we
can install a additional pumps or we
can move the pumps as needed to ensure
we have that full capture . And then
there will be six injection wells . So
that way that once that water comes out
is treated , it will be reinjected back
in the aquifer . So we have a zero net
um impact on that declining aquifer .
In our next couple slides are just some
pictures of the actual construction
operations that have been going on
throughout the past year . Um As you
can see , they um in the first portion
of the top left section is uh setting
the forms and pouring the concrete for
that foundation . And then in the upper
right corner is where they are drilling
either extraction wells or injection
wells and add additional monitoring
wells for the monitoring of that system
and ensuring that we have the ability
to monitor that performance of that
pilot system . And then as we go to the
next slide , it shows you we actually
have the building up , the concrete
floor is down . Now in the interior ,
we do have a floor coating in . And as
I said , those uh big containers and
uh filtration products are
coming in to be set into the building
now and they're running the water lines
to connect the extraction wells and the
injection wells all together with the
actual system and tying it all together .
Now , our North Play , we got that
contract awarded in September of last
year and have gone through the kickoff
meeting and are currently doing a lot
of the , the paperwork and right now
we're starting to mobilize to do uh
pulse sampling and do that bench scale
test . Because once that bench scale
test is in , that will really go into
our design process for this
pilot study . And then we're taking all
of the design efforts that we've
already completed down in North Play ,
putting it up there with that bench
scale test that has been completed will
be completed up in North Play and
should put us on a more fast track to
having that design done up there .
And as you can see from that map again ,
based on where we had concentrations
detected in site inspection and the
groundwater flow coming off base . That
was the reasoning for that selection of
the second site for the pilot study .
Now , this one will be a little bit
bigger than the other . We'll have five
extraction wells and again , with a
couple of extra monitoring wells that
can be made into extraction wells if
it's deemed that we need to finagle the
system around and put a different pump
in a different location based on the
data that is collected throughout this .
And then there'll be seven injection
wells on this and this system will be
running at about 1000 gallons per
minute . Whereas the other one's about
600 gallons per minute . But generally ,
it's the same setup that will be
designed on this . Now , with both of
these , we took into account the
wanting to do the zero net impact on
the aquifer because we know that the
aquifer here , the Ogallala aquifer is
a sole source aquifer and it's been
gradually declining over the years and
generally declines at about 1 ft per
year . As you can see back in 19
forties , it was very saturated and
that's where that blue indication is
showing the water saturation of the
aquifer . And then as you continue
forward , and these are projections
that um US GS has came out with and
shows that within , you know , now
we're almost into that 2025 year .
There's a lot of areas southeast of the
base that don't have water . And then
as you proceed into the 20 thirties and
forties , it keeps declining and
declining . So for us , um to address
the PFAS impacts in the aquifer and to
negate any further exacerbation of the
groundwater declination , it was
determined that the best way was to
reinject that water back into the
aquifer for the use of the local
community . Our PFAS
response spending today as Miss Brown
said , we've spent a little over $71
million to date and that's going
through our entire PFAS remedial
investigation . And between the two
engineering evaluation cost analysis
with pilot studies , and there will be
significant more spending going on
through this throughout our
investigation to ensure that we do , in
fact , didn't line the entire plume ,
determine the methods to clean up both
on and off base and
continue through this PFAS response
that we have been working on here . Um
And again , as she mentioned , an
additional work coming up , there's an
additional $4 million in remedial
investigation work that has already
been planned . And another $1 million
in groundwater modeling contract that
we are trying to get under contract .
And that again goes back to the need to
get those extra or uh monitoring wells
off base that collecting that data will
be very important into that groundwater
model contract . So that way we can
look at how that water flows off
base and how the PFA is moving through
there and help determine what potential
arum actions and eventually that final
remedial action for the cleanup off
base . So going
forward , we're going to continue
working on that Southeast pilot study .
Um Again , that construction should be
wrapping up in July and we'll actually
turn the system on for operation
north ply will continue pulling , get
those samples pulled and conduct that
bench scale test which will immediately
go into that design phase so we can get
designed and then move forward with
that and start construction on the
North Play . And again , both of these
pilot studies that and the remedial
investigation data all goes into those
eas and determine what full bore , full
scale interim actions . And if those
systems do need to in fact , be scaled
up or modified or changed or just
continue the operation as they are and
then remedial investigation again ,
continuing to install monitoring wells
both on and off base and collecting
additional soil and groundwater samples
both on and off base and tentatively
right now , we are planning for the
next public meeting to be 12 November
of this year .
And with all of our documents , once
they are finalized , we put them up on
our administrative record at the Canon
Air Force Base reports location located
here at this website and these
different ar numbers , you can go to
the website and click , continue to
site , select Canon Air Force Base .
And then there will be that spot there
under the red circle where you can
enter any of these administrative
record numbers and it will pull you up
that document that you can download and
review at your leisure . And then we
also maintain at Canon Air Force Base ,
the environmental web page where all of
these past meetings that have been
recorded are published up here . So
that way you can review them at your
leisure also and then there's the
administrative websites information
there along with other documentation
that can be found regarding
environmental on this website . In our
last couple of slides are common
acronyms that we keep updated here . So
that way it's just a quick reference
for everybody to be able to
quickly understand some of the , the
common acronyms that we use .
And with that , I'll turn it back over
to base P A and open it up for
questions .
OK . So the first question that we have
is from Seth Martin and it says now
that the drinking water levels are set ,
when will the standards be set for
agriculture , livestock use or will
this be d be addressed at all ?
And I uh Chris , this is Michelle , I ,
I , what I would say is um EPA has
set the drinking water standards for
human uh drinking water . Um Department
of the Department of Agriculture and
the Food and Drug Administration uh I'm
assuming will address the agricultural
piece . Um And , and which is why we've
stressed the fact that this is a
national issue . Um It's my
understanding that that may be underway .
But uh um I , I cannot say for certain ,
but I , I do know that uh EPA has
addressed only the human health portion
of it .
OK . The second question we have is
also from Seth and I think Chris , you
could , you might be able to answer
this , have permits or reinjection been
issued . I'm still against the
injection of water . This gray water
into Curry County is the only source of
water . So it's a question about
permanence . That is something that we
are currently working with the New
Mexico Environmental Department through
our mediation discussions .
The next question is from a Mr James
Smith and it says , has the Veterans
administration have all this
information if I wish to file a claim ?
And I'm not . Um sure Michelle Brown ,
is there anything you can any input you
could provide from the half level on
the , um Veterans administration ? And ,
and phos
uh , um II , I don't want to
be to give a nonanswer . Unfortunately ,
I would have to direct you to the , the
Veterans administration website , uh ,
to see if they have any information . I
honestly do not know um , what their
level of involvement is . Unfortunately ,
we don't engage um , very , very often
at my level with the Veterans
administration , but I'm assuming all
federal agencies are , are involved and
aware of this .
Ok . The next question we have is um
from Sydney Lineman and it says , did I
hear you commit to clean up off base ?
Is that a policy decision that could
potentially be undone by a change in
administration ? What assurances can
you provide that the off pace cleanup
will go forward . There's um about four
other questions here , but I think
we'll start with those ones and , um M
Brown , you might be appropriate to
answer those . So
any any environmental contamination
that is determined um as a result to be
a result of Department of the Air Force
uh activities and actions is the
responsible responsibility of the
Department of the Air Force . And it's
my understanding that that is not an
administration uh policy , that's a dod
policy , that's a federal cleanup law
um uh um directive . So ,
um I do not believe it would change
based on the administration .
Department of the Air Forces is
currently conducting its remedial
investigation to determine the nature
and the extent , right , where exactly
all of the contamination that is
attributable to our activities . And we
are uh we will then be determining a
cleanup remedy going through that
process to determine the cleanup remedy
and we'll put in a remedy and if that
is off base , then yes , we are
committing to clean up off base .
OK . As part of that , um The next part
of those questions were about
the , um the review
and comment on a , a proposed final way
forward for the remediation . And it
says , how will we get to review and
comment on proposed final remedy ? What
is the regulatory mechanism by which
you envision that happening ? And do
you have a timeline for the review of
the proposal ? And there's some more
from the same person , but we'll stop
there .
So , Chris , if you'd like , I can
address just the policy , um
you know , just to ensure transparency
um as part of the process , once we
complete the remedial investigation and
determine the nature and extent of the
contamination , we then have to conduct
a feasibility study to determine what ,
what's feasible in terms of uh in terms
of clean up . Um we will um
make a proposed , you know , develop a
proposed plan where our potential
clean up alternatives um will be uh
decided the community will get an
opportunity to weigh in on the proposed
plan . Um This is part of uh
these aren't the phases and processes
set in the federal clean up law . So it
doesn't matter whether it's PFS or any
other contaminant . This is the
prescribed process um to ,
to ensure community engagement in the
process . Um The , it
will be available for public comment
after we complete that proposed plan ,
um dod or Department of the Air Force
will then select the remedy and along
the way , not only the community , but
obviously the regulatory agency um will
be engaged . It is completely engaged
in that process as well . So I , I
hopefully I answered your question
appropriately . I would say if you're
looking for a statute , it would be
Cercla or the federal cleanup law over .
Thank you , ma'am . And I'll , I'll add
a little bit to that um as we continue
through this process and we get closer
to that as we um no better on our
timelines for clean up . And when we
are getting close to that remedy
selection , those are things that we
will post and talk about during these
public meetings like this and to give
the public in the community a heads up
on when that may be coming out and then
when that does come out , we will uh
coordinate to put out a public
announcement and generally on things
like this , we will do it where we'll
post it to the administrative record .
So that way everybody can access it
electronically and just quickly
download it and then we'll have a , a
specific email box that
questions can be emailed to or you can
also um mail them in hard copied if
that is the preferred method . And they
will also take a hard copy and a
digital copy down to the local library
and post it there . So that way if
anybody does not have access to the
internet , they still have an
opportunity to come down and read it ,
look at it and provide those comments
and be a part of this process .
OK . I think uh the one question you
had in there um about clarifying
the regulation if that was Sydney , if
the federal cleanup law being circle ,
I think they clarified that for you .
Um And also she's the Deputy of um
the New Mexico Environmental Department .
So these questions are being asked on
behalf of them . And the last few
questions I have are from her
specifically are what is the budget
request for fiscal year 25 for C and
clean up . I believe you said $5
million for fiscal year 24 . So they're
looking for fiscal year 25 . If we have
that number , does that contemplate off
base cleaning activities ? And how do
people request PF treatment systems for
private wells ? So I don't
iii I Chris , I don't know if we have
that budget request just yet . I know
we're in the process of finalizing and
um budgets and , and developing our
spend plan , but I believe that's still
in development . So um we definitely
have 2425 obviously , um
we do our budgets , you know , three
years out and that three years out is
it has been impacted by the new MC L
that just came out . So um any budget
that we would have , I would be
cautious about providing that publicly
because it needs to be revised to
incorporate the actions necessary to
address the new MC LS .
That , that's correct . Um Currently ,
we're working on the fy 25 . And then
in addition to that , um for mine , I
work specifically with Canon Air Force
Bases budget and remediation
projects , but we also do have our Air
Force Wide pas team that also works
on Air Force wide contracts that may
also encompass Canon . So there may be
other projects in the works that will
include PF investigation , work better
in a broader uh contract also .
And then the last question there , I
don't think that was answered was , how
do people request phos treatment
systems for private wells ? And I'm not
sure if that's uh Chris or Miss Brown .
Chris . Do you want to address
once as um as Miss Brown talked about
earlier with these new MC Ls , uh we
are currently going through and re
looking at our data and determining
where we need to either resample or go
out and take additional samples . And
then uh once it determines that they
are above that level , then
we will work with that property owner
to uh either install a whole house
system or alternate uh drinking water .
Um , whatever that correct process may
be , but that , that will be those
steps that need to be taken to make
sure that there aren't drinking
anything that exceeds those levels .
Ok ? The next question we have is from
John Kern says , does the change in the
USA F policy in light of the EPA
decision mean that the government is
going to accept liability if businesses
and farms have been ruined by pfos from
the Air Force Base . I think that's a ,
a legal question . I'm not sure if we
have anybody on the line to answer that ,
but I can certainly um provide you an
answer tomorrow , John , if nobody is
available . No , that is a legal
question and that's not something that ,
that um the Air Force can answer .
There's a claims process for filing
claims and they'd be investigated and
adjudicated . Uh and this is John
mccain from the Air Force Environmental
Law Field Support Center . So we can't ,
we can't answer that question because
we don't know the answer to that
question at this point .
OK . Thank you .
And the next question I'm trying to
scroll down
is the United States Air Force talking
to the EPA about declaring a Super fund
site in Curry County . That might be
something Miss Brown knows
out sorry about that trying to unmute
myself . Um We are
currently addressing uh
P A at , at Canon through the Cercla
process . Um but Canon is not
a Super Fund or national priority list
site . EPA is the agency that would
be responsible for determining um
superfund sites and we
are in constant communication with them ,
but they have not yet indicated one way
or the other
here . The next question , how do
residents get access to testing their
water for pfos ? Um that came from John
Kernan . I don't know if he is
referring to on base residents or off
base residents , but if we could speak
to off base residents , if there's , do
they have access access to get their
water tested for people ? The same
answer as the wells , I would guess ,
right , Chris . And that's
where we , yes , when we're looking at
all of the the data on there , uh look ,
re looking at our data and looking at
where we need to expand that , then it ,
that will help us determine where it
needs to be sampled ?
Ok . Another question from John Kern is
the treatment facility going to include
water treatment equipment to make it
into drinking water .
So we have our um , Doctor Mark
Stapleton on the line and I won't , I
can't answer that it will be drinking
water but it meets the New Mexico
environmental uh requirements for
reinjection . Mark
Stapleton . Do you have anything that
you want to add with that ? Uh No ,
Chris , not really the uh the water
that's coming out of these treatment
facilities will be extremely clean ,
but by definition , it's still uh
technically gray water . It's not ,
it's uh hasn't achieved , it doesn't ha
it won't have any kind of uh
disinfectant . So it's not gonna be
quote unquote portable . Um That's why
we've chosen to put it back or eject it
back into the aquifer to minimize the
impact on the aquifer , but then it's
still very usable um and very clean .
So uh that was the decision for both
remedial systems . Thank you .
The next question is um is the VA
medical staff have proper pfos
testing ? And that's a question for the
VA where we don't have anybody on the
call tonight that can answer that
question on behalf of the VA the next
question from John Kern . How do
residents get access to having their
blood tested for pfos ? Um
That's a blood testing is a medical
question . So we would refer you to
your PC M unless Chris , you have any
additional information about that ?
No , my my area is specifically for the
investigation and remediation of
impacts here at Canon . So
for that , we would refer you to your
PC M
then hold on . I'm I'm trying to go
down from John
Roderick . The proposed public comment
period for the eecas is 30 days for nme
EPA public combined . Will the
Department of the Air Force and or dod
respond to all comments and consider
extension at the comment periods if
needed ?
Yes , when we get those comments back ,
we will look at all comments . We take
every , every comment that we get back
very seriously and respond to them as
appropriate . And then if um someone
does need an additional extent or
additional time for the review , that's
uh just working with us on that . And
we can take those into consideration
in regards to the um blood test
question that somebody had asked . Um
Sydney , the deputy from um NME wrote
in the chat that you can also , um we
can also refer you to NM E for blood
testing and that they have planned
blood testing in the area . Um We have
been Canada Air Force Base has , has
been um getting some information from
NMD about their blood testing and when
we get more information , um we , we
will help inform people who qualify for
the testing that they're planning on
doing in the area . And as of right
now , I don't have any more um
questions in the chat . So I'll leave
it open for two more minutes and see if
we get any more questions . And then um ,
Miss Brown , if you wanna make closing
comments , you're welcome to do so .
There's still no questions in the chat .
Miss Brown . Would you like to make
closing comments ? Sure . 22 minutes is
a , is a really long time when it's
completely silent . Um Well , I , I
just appreciate the opportunity to join
your forum . Uh Hopefully we've
answered as many questions as um we
were able um for those questions , we
were unable to answer uh each of these
organizations , the VA epa A
TSDR for Blood for blood , uh health
and , and pas and in , in your blood .
Um The CDC , they all have their own
pas websites . Um and I definitely ,
and the NIH as well , the National
Institute of Health um Dod has an
extremely informative PFS website
with uh P A sampling data
available on the website as well , um
as well as the Department of the Air
Force . So I would definitely recommend
um any of these um uh information
sources . And again , I appreciate you
uh listening to me this evening and any
questions that you might have remaining ,
uh please provide those in the chat .
Um and uh they will be responded to in
the minutes . Thank you .
Mm
We just wanna say thank you everybody
for dialing in tonight . We appreciate
your time . Take care and have a good
night .