Kelly Air Force Base (former) / JBSA-Lackland

San Antonio, Texas, USA · Texas

Air Force

Depot maintenance operations produced a large off-base solvent groundwater plume under cleanup.

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Documented hazards

Shallow groundwater plume containing TCE and PCE

TCE / PCE and industrial solvents
Documented period
Depot operations 1943–2001; remediation continuing
Potential exposure pathways
Groundwater, Soil, Fuel or solvent handling

What is documented

Industrial degreasing, plating, and waste disposal at the depot contaminated shallow groundwater that migrated beyond the installation boundary.

Documented hazard — not a VA presumptive exposure location

VA has not established a location-based presumption of exposure for this installation and period. Service here does not by itself establish exposure or service connection.

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