Horsham-Warrington-Warminster Water Contamination

Overview

Over the past two years, public and private drinking water wells in Horsham, Warrington, and Warminster have been shut down due to contamination from perfluorinated compounds, suspected to be released from the former Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster an former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Horsham, as well as the Horsham Air Guard Station. This online portal contains information on the actions taken by my office in response to the contamination.

Recent Statements:

Fitzpatrick Responds to Report on Air Force Studies - Press Release- October 25, 2016

Congressmen Push U.S. Department of Defense to Increase Funding for Water Contamination Correction Efforts - Press Release - September 22, 2016

Congressmen Push Military to Cover Rate Increases - Press Release - September 15, 2016

Fitzpatrick Seeks Clean Water Funding - Press Release- September 8, 2016

Fitzpatrick Tours Warminster Wells, Pushes for Blood Screenings - Article- September 1, 2016

Citizens have the right to know if they've been poisoned - Op-Ed - August 21, 2016

Fitzpatrick Reviews Cancer Data for Warminster, Warrington, and Horsham - Press Release- August 18, 2016

Fitzpatrick Attends Demonstration for Blood Screenings - News Article - August 14, 2014

Fitzpatrick Attends Warrington Township Meeting Updating Public on Water - Press Release- August 9, 2016

Congressmen Continue to Push for Health Screenings and Studies in Affected Areas - Press Release- August 2, 2016

Recent Letters:

Air National Guard Letter to Residents - October 17, 2016

Joint Delegation Letter to Senator Casey - September 28, 2016

Joint Congressional Letter to House Appropriations - September 28, 2016

Joint Delegation Letter to US Navy on Funding Clean Water - September 13, 2016

Fitzpatrick Letter to PA Governor Tom Wolf - September 7, 2016

Fitzpatrick Letter to Warrington Residents - August 19, 2016

Fitzpatrick Letter to Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Requests Health Screenings - August 15, 2016

Fitzpatrick Letter to Warrington Board of Supervisors - August 10, 2016

Joint Congressional Delegation Letter to Agency for Toxic Substaces and Disease Registry - July 29, 2016

Fitzpatrick Letter to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission - February 2, 2015

Contact Information:

For information on drinking water, contact:
• DEP Safe Drinking Water 484-250-5980
• DEP Clean Water 484-250-5970

For information on private well testing:

U.S. EPA
Eduardo Rovira, On Scene-Coordinator
215-814-3436
Rovira.eduardo@epa.gov

U.S. EPA
Ruth Scharr, On Scene-Coordinator
215-756-7897
Scharr.ruth@epa.gov

Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
Willington Lin
BRAC Environmental Coordinator
215-897-4904
Willie.Lin@navy.mil

Air National Guard
Keith Freihofer,
Environmental Restoration
Program Manager
3501 Fetchet Ave, Shepperd Hall,
Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762
240-612-8762
keith.e.freihofer.civ@mail.mil

Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Attack Wing
MSgt. Christopher Botzum
Public Affairs Representative
1051 Fairchild St., Building 203
Horsham, PA 19044
215-323-7177
chris.botzum.mil@mail.mil