Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Water Lawsuit

The contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune started in the early 1950’s and lasted until 1987. During this period, the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was heavily contaminated with dangerously elevated levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), benzene, 1,2-dichloroethylene (DCE), and other volatile organic compounds. (VOC).

At least one million military members, staff and families drank and bathed in the toxic water. Many, who consumed the toxic water, have experienced serious health problems.

If you or loved one suffered health problems or cancer from contaminated water at Cam Lejeune from August 1953 to December 1987 we can help you get the compensation you deserve from a Camp Lejeune lawsuit. Call 800-513-1421 or complete the contact form.

A new law, Camp Lejeune Act, allows military members, staff, and their families to bring claims for compensation. Injuries associated with the toxic Camp Lejeune water include:

Utah Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Attorney

If you or loved one served, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune from August 1953 to December 1987 for more than thirty (30) days and has suffered from one of the above diseases, we can help you get the compensation you deserve. Contact a Utah Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Attorney. The James Esparza Law Firm is a Utah based law firm with for more than thirty-six (36) years of product liability experience. Call 800-513-1421 or fill out the contact form.

How did Individuals Consume Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune?

The Hadnot Point treatment plant supplied main portion of Camp Lejeune, including barracks and workplaces. In 1982, 1984 and 1985, water from the Hadnot Point water distribution system was tested for toxic substances. The sampling measured TCE at 1,400 ppb and PCE at 100 ppb as well as the presence of benzene and vinyl chloride.

The Tarawa Terrace treatment plant provided drinking water to the Tarawa Terrace housing area at Camp Lejeune. In 1982 sampling of the Tarawa Terrace distribution system showed PCE as high as 104ppb and reached a maximum of 215 ppb in the 1985.

In the U.S., the maximum acceptable level for the contaminants for TCE and FCE are 5 ppb.

In 2017, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) filed a report on the drinking water at Camp Lejeune. The report reviewed the scientific literature on volatile organic compounds (VOCS). The report highlighted sixteen (16) disease where there was epidemiological evidence of an association with either TCE or PCE, the primary contaminants in the drinking water systems at Camp Lejeune. The report also assessed the evidence linking the sixteen diseases with vinyl chloride and benzene.

The report concluded that there was evidence to support of causation for the following conditions:

• Kidney Cancer
• Bladder Caner
• Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Leukemia (Adult or Childhood)
• Liver Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
• Parkinson Disease
• Cardiac Defects
• Systemic Sclerosis/Scleroderma
• Multiple Myeloma
• Anaplastic Anemia
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Other Kidney Diseases