Fort Ord

Government Reports

FINAL PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES V2 — Presidio of Monterey and Ord Military Community, California

Includes PFAS contamination at the site of the Chartwell School on Numa Watson Road (p. 11, 4.3 Readily Identifiable Off-Post PFAS Sources); also see P. Elder below

News Articles

https://apnews.com/article/us-army-fort-ord-chemical-exposure-cancer-c1078dd520322f2a4130e2f7077b7892
https://youtu.be/weAzmDcfS2w
Associated Press: What Lies Beneath: Veterans Worry Polluted Base Made Them Ill
By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, and Jason Dearen
February 23, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/us/military-base-closure-cleanup.html Decades Later, Closed Military Bases Remain a Toxic Menace
By Ralph Vartabedian
September 27, 2023

https://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/05.13.99/fort-ord-9919.html
MetroActive: Scorched Earth
Cecily Barnes
May 13, 1999

Investigations and comments by Fort Ord Community Advisory Group (FOCAG):

Fort Ord Known and Suspected Munitions and Pesticide Chemicals used in Training Areas
Table 7

Seaside Groundwater Basin, Fort Ord Training Area Site 39, and Potential PFOA& PFOS Contamination

FOCAG Position Paper; Environmental Contamination; Remediation and Development of Military Munitions Training Areas at Former Fort Ord: Request for a revised Base Wide EIR
Exhibits
August 12, 2008

Chemical Warfare Materials (CWM) used at Fort Ord (Compiled from Fort Ord cleanup documents)
December 2009

Letter to BRAC Regarding Former Fort Ord Pesticide Use and the Effects on Human Health as Dealt with by the Cleanup Effort. Community Right-To-Know
March 24, 2010

Investigations by Pat Elder/Military Poisons team:

Residential Areas of Concern at the Former Fort Ord site. Report by Denise Trabbic-Pointer, CHMM. Revised December 26, 2024

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/blowin-in-the-wind-communities-at-risk-from-fort-ord-burns
Blowin’ in the Wind – Communities at Risk from Fort Ord Burns. 9-9-25

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/please-share
Testing at Fort Ord (includes “Residential Areas of Concern at the Former Fort Ord site” report by Denise Trabbic-Pointer, CHMM). 8-25-25

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/prescribed-burns-at-fort-ord-are-an-environmental-disaster
Prescribed burns at Fort Ord are an environmental disaster. 5-19-25

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/campus-town-is-contaminated
Campus Town is contaminated. 4-3-25

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/pfas-at-the-former-fort-ord
PFAS contamination at the former Fort Ord. 3-27-25

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/fort-ords-parcel-e20c1-nbspcaveat-emptor
Fort Ord’s Parcel E20c.1 – Caveat Emptor. 3-4-25

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/depleted-uranium-and-other-radioactive-materials-were-used-at-fort-ord
Depleted Uranium and other radioactive materials were used at Fort Ord. 2/26/25

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/diseases-that-may-be-caused-by-exposure-to-toxinsnbsp-on-military-bases-and-their-associated-chemicals
Diseases that may be caused by exposure to toxins on military bases. 2-3-25

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/letter-from-national-expert-calls-for-fort-ord-to-be-added-to-the-dod-list-of-locations-where-agent-orange-was-stored-and-used
Letter from national expert calls for Fort Ord to be added to the DoD list of locations where Agent Orange was stored and used. 5-8-24

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/evidence-of-toxic-herbicide-use-including-agent-orange-at-fort-ord-ca-3
Evidence of toxic herbicide use including Agent Orange at Fort Ord, CA. 4-5-24

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/federal-government-hides-the-truth-about-agent-orange-contamination-at-dozens-of-bases-in-the-us
Federal government hides the truth about Agent Orange contamination at dozens of bases in the US. 4-23-24

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/veterans-administration-awards-100-disability-to-fort-ord-veteran-suffering-from-colon-cancer
Veterans Administration cites PFAS contamination and awards 100% disability to Fort Ord Veteran suffering from Colon Cancer. 11-9-23

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/nbsparmy-poisons-people-at-fort-ord-and-denies-responsibilitynbsp
Part 1 Army poisons people at Fort Ord and denies responsibility. 10-2-23

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/summary-of-correspondence-between-julie-peters-akey-and-atsdr-officials-regarding-akeys-petition-request-concerning-contamination-at-fort-ord-californianbsp
Part 2 Summary of correspondence between Julie Peters Akey and ATSDR officials regarding Akey’s petition request concerning contamination at Fort Ord, CA. 10-7-23

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/in-june-2023-denise-trabbic-pointer-a-volunteer-with-the-sierra-club-reviewed-site-information-and-documents-for-akeynbsp
Part 3 In June 2023, Denise Trabbic-Pointer, a volunteer with the Sierra Club, reviewed site information and documents for Julie Akey. 10-9-23

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/atsdr-rejects-compelling-fort-ord-research-gathered-by-julie-akey-and-denise-trabbic-pointernbsp
Part 4 TSDR rejects compelling Fort Ord research gathered by Julie Akey and Denise Trabbic Pointer. 10-11-23

https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/atsdr-response-to-the-cries-of-the-fort-ord-community-violates-the-agencys-mission-to-protect-communities-from-exposure-to-harmful-chemicals
Part 5 ATSDR response to the cries of the Fort Ord Community violates the agency’s mission to protect communities from exposure to harmful chemicals. 10-11-23

Other Resources

Land Use and Remedy Selection: Experience from the Field — The Fort Ord Site
Kris Wernstedt Robert Hersh
September 1997 [link]