Scare leads Nasa to supply Virginia town with drinking water

By Rebecca Trager2017-05-30T14:16:00

Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard, is seen as it launches

Source: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Chincoteague homes being supplied with water after high levels of fluorinated chemicals were detected in space agency’s wells

Nasa is supplementing the drinking water of the town of Chincoteague, Virginia, US after poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were detected in some wells on nearby Nasa Wallops Flight Facility that supply the town’s water. Despite Nasa’s assurances that all test results indicate that the town’s water is safe to drink, the agency is providing it with up to 613,000 litres of water daily until at least 12 June.