Military Base Contamination in Utah
4 installations in Utah 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.
Defense Depot Ogden
Defense Depot Ogden in Weber County, Utah is an EPA Superfund site where solvents, PCBs and metals affected soil and groundwater.
Dugway Proving Ground
An Army chemical and biological defense testing installation in Utah's west desert, with documented PFAS groundwater contamination from firefighting foam.
Hill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base in Utah, an EPA Superfund site since 1987, has documented TCE groundwater plumes extending under nearby communities and ongoing PFAS investigations tied to firefighting foam.
Tooele Army Depot
Decades of industrial waste disposal at Tooele Army Depot in Utah created large TCE groundwater plumes, leading to a 1990 Superfund listing and one of the nation's largest groundwater treatment efforts.