DOD Outlines First-Time Budget Plan For AFFF Disposal In FY25 Justification

The Defense Department (DOD) in a first-time report is offering its justification for requesting more than $850 million for fiscal year 2025 to fund efforts to address PFAS, with the bulk of the funds aimed at paying for the removal, disposal and replacement of PFAS-containing firefighting foam used at thousands of facilities and in mobile assets. “The Department is taking significant actions DoD-wide to address PFAS,” DOD’s Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment says...