Lang 12/12/23 The Eastern Iowa Airport commission has agreed to pay $1.1 million for a rural Swisher property affected by chemicals used to fight runway fires.
The Eastern Iowa Airport will buy a residential property south of the airport because of concerns the groundwater there is contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
Lang 12/10/23 The Eastern Iowa Airport commission will meet Monday night to determine whether it should purchase a rural Swisher property affected by chemicals
The Eastern Iowa Airport’s governing board will consider buying a residential property valued at $770,000 because the home has a drinking water well with high levels of toxic chemicals found in firefighting foam used for decades at the airport.
By testing 20 wells, as well as sampling groundwater and soil, airport leaders hope to understand the scope and direction of PFAS contamination and see if there is evidence of a link between tainted wells and firefighting foam used for decades at the airport.