Kelly Air Force Base (former) / JBSA-Lackland
San Antonio, Texas, USA · Texas
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
- 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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