About the Contamination

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

EPA Superfund site profile on Fort Ord.

Read and watch this excellent investigative report and video by AP on the contamination at Fort Ord.

Check out these key findings from the AP’s investigative report.

This document, with cited links and research, summarizes the contamination and resulting illnesses from Fort Ord.

Check out EnviroStor, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control's data management system for tracking cleanup, permitting, enforcement, and investigation efforts at hazardous waste facilities and sites with known contamination. Sign up for email alerts when a new document has been released.

“Fort Ord has a history of hazardous waste management problems” states this document from the EPA to Major General Cavezza. The document summarizes the contamination of several aquifers on Fort Ord with TCE, TCA, PERC, and CT (tricholorethylene, trichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, and carbon tetrachloride). Consider submitting this document with your VA claim if you have cancer or a disease caused by TCE, TCA, PERC, or CT.

CLEAN UP INFORMATION

EPA info on Fort Ord cleanup.

The Army’s cleanup site containing many documents on the contamination and clean up efforts.

AGENT ORANGE ON FORT ORD

Agent Orange was used on Fort Ord to control poison oak. We’ve compiled a document with compelling proof.

PFAS

Here is a recent article regarding PFAS on Ord.

The PFAS levels on Fort Ord are exceptionally high: November 17, 2022  Concentrations of PFAS in groundwater at Fort Ord are more than 20,000 times over EPA limit

November 9, 2023 Veterans Administration cites Military Poisons, awards 100% disability to Fort Ord Veteran suffering from Colon Cancer from  PFAS exposure.

ATSDR

The Associated Press reported on the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) agreeing to re-evaluate Fort Ord: “CDC to conduct health study at polluted former Army base”

Read about ATSDR’s ongoing re-evaluation of the contamination on Fort Ord and a summary of conversations with them:

October 2, 2023 - Part 1 of 5 - Army poisons people at Fort Ord and denies responsibility 

October 8, 2023 - Part 2 of  5 - Summary of correspondence between Julie Peters Akey and ATSDR officials regarding Akey’s petition request concerning contamination at Fort Ord, CA 

October 9, 2023  - Part 3 of 5  -  Denise Trabbic-Pointer, a volunteer with the Sierra Club, reviewed site information and documents for Julie Akey. 

October 10, 2023 - Part 4 of 5  -  ATSDR rejects compelling Fort Ord research gathered by Julie Akey and Denise Trabbic Pointer

October 11, 2023 - Part 5 of 5 - ATSDR response to the cries of the Fort Ord Community violates the agency’s mission to protect communities from exposure to harmful chemicals.

Use this Virtual Triage tool to see which diseases and illnesses have been linked to the contaminants and toxins found on Fort Ord.