PFAS Water Contamination Lawsuit Attorney in Tacoma, Washington

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the Army's I Corps headquarters and a major Air Force base, representing the largest combined military installation in the western United States. The scale of AFFF use at JBLM over decades of Army and Air Force training has generated extensive PFAS plumes in Pierce County groundwater. Communities of Lakewood, DuPont, Steilacoom, and University Place — all immediately adjacent to the JBLM perimeter — have residents who may have consumed PFAS-contaminated groundwater from affected aquifers. The City of Tacoma filed a water system PFAS contamination claim in MDL 2873 for remediation costs. Washington's 3-year statute of limitations means Tacoma-area residents with PFAS-linked cancer diagnoses from 2021 onward have timely claims. The Madigan Army Medical Center on base likely has substantial historical treatment records for PFAS-linked conditions in the military population.