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Navy, USMC ask for permission to test private wells near Bogue Field for PFAS contamination

PRE News & Ideas | By Annette Weston-Riggs
Published June 21, 2023 at 10:25 AM EDT
The Navy and Marine Corps are asking for permission to sample drinking water wells near Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue for certain PFAS, which may be present due to past use of firefighting foam or other materials on base.
2013 file photo, Bogue Field
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LCpl Glen Santy, USMC
The Navy and Marine Corps are asking for permission to sample drinking water wells near Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue for certain PFAS, which may be present due to past use of firefighting foam or other materials on base.

The Navy and Marine Corps are asking for permission to sample drinking water wells near Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue for certain PFAS, which may be present in drinking water wells due to past use of firefighting foam or other materials on base.

The military branches have mailed letters to property owners and tenants in the area to provide information and to request permission to sample their wells at no cost.

More information will be presented at an open house at Cape Carteret Aquatic and Wellness Center from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 27.
Annette Weston-Riggs
Annette is originally a Midwest gal, born and raised in Michigan, but with career stops in many surrounding states, the Pacific Northwest, and various parts of the southeast. She has been involved in the media industry in eastern North Carolina for more than three years. An award-winning journalist and mother of four, Annette moved to ENC to be closer to family – in particular, her two young grandchildren. It’s possible that a -27 day with a -68 windchill in Minnesota may have also played a role in that decision. In her spare time, Annette does a lot of toddler and baby cuddling, reading, designing costumes for children’s theater and producing the coolest Halloween costumes anyone has ever seen. She has also worked as a diversity and inclusion facilitator serving school districts and large corporations. It’s the people that make this beautiful area special, and she wants to share those stories that touch the hearts of others. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.
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