Military Base Contamination in Arizona
9 installations in Arizona are profiled on this site for documented environmental contamination. Each page covers what was found, the cleanup status, and the health concerns for those who served there.
Camp Navajo
An Arizona Army National Guard training site near Bellemont where PFAS were detected in drinking water during 2016 to 2018.
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona has faced concerns about PFAS, TCE, and jet fuel reaching local groundwater.
Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca is an Army intelligence post near Sierra Vista, Arizona where PFAS and other contaminants have been documented.
Luke Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base, an active Arizona fighter-pilot training installation, has been associated with solvent, fuel, metal, and PFAS contamination.
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
MCAS Yuma in Arizona was added to the Superfund list in 1990 after solvents such as TCE and PCE were found in groundwater beneath the air station.
Silverbell Army Heliport
Silverbell Army Heliport near Marana, Arizona, where DoD records documented PFAS in drinking water during 2016 to 2018.
U.S. Air Force Plant 44
A federally owned missile plant south of Tucson where solvents and PFAS have been associated with groundwater contamination.
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
Yuma Proving Ground, a major Army weapons and munitions test range in southwestern Arizona, has documented PFAS in its drinking water.
Williams Air Force Base (Former)
Former Williams Air Force Base near Mesa, Arizona is an EPA Superfund site with documented soil and groundwater contamination.