Site 00025081 - 12 Wing Shearwater PFAS Site-Wide

  • Status

    Detailed testing completed. Remediation / risk management planned.

  • Site Status

    Active

  • Classification

    High Priority for Action

Site Details

  • Reporting Organization

  • Reason for Involvement

    Federal Real Property

  • Property Type

    Federal (DFRP Property Number 02863)

Site Location

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  • Latitude, Longitude

    44.637094, -63.503262

  • Municipality

    Halifax, NS

  • Federal Electoral District

    Dartmouth--Cole Harbour

Site Management Strategy

  • Assessment

Contaminant Details

Contamination Estimate

  • Cubic Meters

    3,250,000

The following contaminated media was identified on the site:

Contaminant Type Medium Type
PFAS (per and poly fluoroalkyl substances) Surface water
PFAS (per and poly fluoroalkyl substances) Groundwater
PFAS (per and poly fluoroalkyl substances) Soil

Additional Information

The term "Site-Wide PFAS" (or similar) is a naming convention used by DND to indicate that all areas of potential environmental concern (APECs) related to PFAS at a DND property are being assessed together to maximize project efficiency and effectiveness. Usage of this term does not indicate that PFAS is present throughout the entire property.

Population

This table contains the population estimates at distances around the site.

Radius Population
1 km252
5 km6,497
10 km24,359
25 km126,859
50 km336,941

Summary of Annually Reported Data

Total Expenditures

  • Assessment

    $421,170.72

  • Remediation

    $789,072.63

FCSAP Expenditures

  • Remediation

    $670,711.74

Financial/Annual Information

2023-2024

  • Reporting Organization

    National Defence

  • Internal Identifier

    0361-C063

  • Highest Step Completed

    05 Detailed Testing Program

  • Total Assessment Expenditure

    $0.00

  • Total Remediation Expenditure

    $789,072.63

  • Total Monitoring Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Assessment Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Remediation Expenditure

    $670,711.74

  • FCSAP Monitoring Expenditure

    $0.00

  • Actual Cubic Meters Remediated

    0 m3

  • Actual Hectares Remediated

    0 ha

  • Actual Tons Remediated

    0 t

  • Closed

    No

2022-2023

  • Reporting Organization

    National Defence

  • Internal Identifier

    0361-C063

  • Highest Step Completed

    05 Detailed Testing Program

  • Total Assessment Expenditure

    $105,325.00

  • Total Remediation Expenditure

    $0.00

  • Total Monitoring Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Assessment Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Remediation Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Monitoring Expenditure

    $0.00

  • Actual Cubic Meters Remediated

    0 m3

  • Actual Hectares Remediated

    0 ha

  • Actual Tons Remediated

    0 t

  • Closed

    No

2021-2022

  • Reporting Organization

    National Defence

  • Internal Identifier

    0361-C063

  • Highest Step Completed

    04 Pre-Classify contaminated site using the CCME National Classification System (optional)

  • Total Assessment Expenditure

    $153,339.53

  • Total Remediation Expenditure

    $0.00

  • Total Monitoring Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Assessment Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Remediation Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Monitoring Expenditure

    $0.00

  • Actual Cubic Meters Remediated

    0 m3

  • Actual Hectares Remediated

    0 ha

  • Actual Tons Remediated

    0 t

  • Closed

    No

2020-2021

  • Reporting Organization

    National Defence

  • Internal Identifier

    0361-C063

  • Highest Step Completed

    02 Historical Review

  • Total Assessment Expenditure

    $162,506.19

  • Total Remediation Expenditure

    $0.00

  • Total Monitoring Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Assessment Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Remediation Expenditure

    $0.00

  • FCSAP Monitoring Expenditure

    $0.00

  • Actual Cubic Meters Remediated

    0 m3

  • Actual Hectares Remediated

    0 ha

  • Actual Tons Remediated

    0 t

  • Closed

    No