Camp Parks was founded in 1943 in Dublin, California. This military base's official name is Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, and it is currently a military and training center for U.S. Army Reserve personnel to be used in case of war or natural disaster. The installation is also home to the Army's 91st Division and part of the U.S. Army Combat Support Training Center at Fort Hunter Liggett.
Since military firefighters and trainees would use AFFF to extinguish aircraft fires, contamination with PFAS, a group of dangerous chemicals, was bound to occur at Camp Parks. Today, people who were stationed on the base for at least one cumulative year and came to struggle with a serious disease as a result of exposure to PFAS are eligible for compensation.
While at the moment, the level of PFAS in the drinking water at Camp Parks is 18 ppt, exceeding the safe exposure limit by 4.5 times, it might have been significantly higher in the past, which implies a serious health risk for veterans and their family members who lived on the premises. If you or a family member who was stationed at this military base after 1970 developed a disease that might be related to PFAS exposure, please contact the team at Atraxia Law, as you might be eligible to file a toxic exposure claim.
The only known contaminants of concern that are currently present in the drinking water at Camp Parks are PFAS. Still, their presence is enough to pose a serious health threat to the people living there, as over time, these highly toxic chemicals accumulate in the body and can affect numerous organs.
AFFF, the fire suppressant that has been the primary source of PFAS contamination at military bases nationwide, contains between 50% and 98% "forever chemicals," as PFAS are often dubbed. However, a sliver of hope for service members serving at Camp Parks is that the Pentagon announced it will cease using AFFF and replace it with PFAS-free firefighting foam.
So far, there have been numerous diseases correlated with exposure to PFAS, but only some of these health issues have a definitive causal relation with drinking tainted water. These are also the diagnoses that make you eligible for filing a claim to recover the compensation you are entitled to:
In the unfortunate event that you receive one of the eligible diagnoses, please reach out to us, and we will gladly evaluate your case free of charge. If you are indeed eligible for compensation, we can help you file a PFAS claim.
If you lived at Camp Parks, either alone or with your family, and subsequently developed a serious disease, we are ready to help you file a claim with the military base, which will result in substantial compensation for you. The over-the-phone intake process is quick and easy and will require minimal involvement on your part. If you meet all eligibility criteria, an experienced PFAS lawyer will file a claim on your behalf. If you are too ill to go through the legal process, a family member can step in and help you.