The federal government should pay $14 million to recoup response costs for forever chemical contamination in Dayton, Ohio, from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the city said in a Thursday lawsuit.
The base continues to allow a “massive plume” of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to migrate into the city’s well field and water supply, according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
WPAFB “has steadfastly refused” to pay for or reimburse any portion of the millions the city spent to address the contamination’s impacts on its water supply, or attempt to secure ...