Military Base Contamination in Virginia
11 installations in Virginia 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 Supply Center Richmond
Defense Supply Center Richmond, a Virginia logistics depot, was listed as a Superfund site in 1987 over soil and groundwater contamination.
Fort Belvoir
PFAS testing at Fort Belvoir, Virginia found firefighting foam chemicals in soil, groundwater, and the post's drinking water at levels above new EPA limits.
Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Both components of Virginia's Joint Base Langley-Eustis are 1994 Superfund sites, with PFAS from firefighting foam found in groundwater at levels among the highest recorded on any U.S. military installation.
Marine Corps Base Quantico
An overview of documented environmental contamination at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, and what it may mean for veterans.
Naval Air Station Oceana
Decades of AFFF use at NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach contaminated groundwater, and Navy sampling since 2016 has found PFAS in private drinking water wells near the master jet base and its Fentress outlying field.
Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
A look at documented contamination and Superfund cleanup at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach.
Naval Station Norfolk (Sewells Point Naval Complex)
Naval Station Norfolk is a Superfund site where PFAS, PCBs, solvents, and metals have been documented during ongoing cleanup.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
An overview of documented contamination and ongoing Superfund cleanup at the Navy weapons-testing facility in Dahlgren, Virginia.
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, a Navy ordnance station in Virginia, is an EPA Superfund site with documented soil and groundwater contamination.
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown - Cheatham Annex
A Navy munitions support annex in York County, Virginia, listed as a Superfund site in 2001 for explosives and other contamination.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, a Superfund site listed in 1999 with documented PCB, heavy metal, and solvent contamination.