{"id":1122,"date":"2022-06-13T10:24:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floydchapmanlaw.com\/?page_id=1122"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:08:10","slug":"camp-lejeune-water-contamination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/floydchapmanlaw.com\/?page_id=1122","title":{"rendered":"Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW CASES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Veterans, family members and others who were stationed, lived, or worked at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987 may have been exposed to water contaminated with toxic chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">People who were diagnosed with cancer and other illness caused by Camp Lejeune water contamination may be eligible for compensation<\/span> through the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/floydchapmanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camp-Lejeune.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floydchapmanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camp-Lejeune.png 575w, https:\/\/floydchapmanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camp-Lejeune-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;What We Know About the Camp Lejeune Lawsuits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\">Volatile organic compounds were detected at Camp Lejeune in 1982 and traced to drinking water coming from two of the eight water treatment plants on the base. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reports that from 1953 to 1985 the systems that supplied drinking water to two housing areas at Camp Lejeune were contaminated with industrial chemicals. During this period, close to 9,000,000 service members were potentially exposed to this harmful water, according to the VA, making Camp Lejeune one of the worst cases of water contamination in U.S. history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\">The discovery of contaminated water at Camp Lejeune prompted VA to establish a presumptive service connection, meaning that servicemembers who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, and are diagnosed with certain diseases and conditions need not establish a link between the disease or condition and active-duty service in order to receive VA disability benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What Were the Contaminants Found in the Water Supply at Camp Lejeune?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the 80s, water-supply systems at Camp Lejeune were found to be contaminated with a group of chemicals known as \u201cvolatile organic compounds.\u201d These chemicals included the following:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trichloroethylene (TCE), a metal cleaner<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tetrachloroethylene, a dry cleaning agent<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Benzene, a chemical found in gasoline<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Methylene chloride, a chemical solvent used in labs and to remove paint<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vinyl chloride, a colorless gas used to make polyvinyl chloride, which is used to make plastic products<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LEGISLATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The Camp Lejeune Justice Act is a federal remedy to provide the residents of Camp Lejeune, military, civilians and their families with restitution for their injuries loss and suffering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 allows anyone who lived or worked at the base between 1953 and 1987, for at least 30 days was exposed to its <span style=\"color: #000000;\">contaminated<\/span> water and sufferred relevant serious injuries to file a claim against the U.S. government. Victims can seek appropriate relief for harm incurred due to the water contamination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Who was exposed to the toxic water and for how long? <strong>Many people at Camp Lejeune for 34 years, over one million people.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Marines, sailors and civilians were exposed to toxic chemicals in the base\u2019s water supply for over three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">In 1982, the U.S. Marine Corps learned that members of the U.S. military, their families, and civilians were exposed to toxic chemicals in the base\u2019s water supply over a 34-year period from 1953-1987. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Three water-distribution plants \u2014 \u201cHadnot Point, Tarawa Terrace, and Holcomb Boulevard \u2014 \u201chave historically supplied finished water to the majority of family housing units at the Base and were contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Source ATSDR: <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/vflor\/AppData\/Local\/Microsoft\/Windows\/INetCache\/Content.Outlook\/O1OY21X0\/ATSDR%20-%20Camp%20Lejeune%20North%20Carolina_%20Water%20Modeling%20-%20Summary.html\">For More Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Housing units affected were&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mainside barracks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospital Point Family Housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Midway Park Family Housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paradise Point Family Housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Berkeley Manor Family Housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watkins Village Family Housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tarawa Terrace Family Housing (A source of contamination was ABC One-Hour Cleaners, an off-base dry cleaning firm.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knox Trailer Park<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many times over the safe exposure limits were the chemicals?<strong> Up to 280 times.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">From the 1950s to at least 1987, the drinking water was contaminated with chemicals at levels up to 280 times higher than what is permitted by safety standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">In 2011 the U.S EPA declared TCE was a known human carcinogen and established a maximum exposure level at 5 parts per billion in the drinking water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">A May 1982 drinking water sample taken from Camp Lejeune&#8217;s Naval Hospital was found to contain TCE at 1,400 parts per billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Our Camp Lejeune attorneys will work to recover the maximum financial compensation for your losses which occured from your exposure to contaminated drinking water at the military base.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2><strong>What Compensation Is Recoverable in a Camp Lejeune Lawsuit?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><!-- \/wp:post-content --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The amounts that claimants can receive in Camp Lejeune verdicts or settlements depend on multiple factors, including the type and extent of disease or health condition suffered as a result of exposure to the base\u2019s contaminated water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Generally, this type of action will involve several<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">types of recoverable damages, including (but not limited to):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} --><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Medical treatment (past and future)<\/li>\n<li>Lost wages (past and future)<\/li>\n<li>Pain and suffering from injuries, treatment &amp; recovery (past and future)<\/li>\n<li>Diminished enjoyment of life (past and future)<\/li>\n<li>Diminished earning capacity<\/li>\n<li>Possible punitive damages<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ll-at-font ll-at-size ll-at-line-height\"><span class=\"ll-at-font ll-at-size\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The Law Office of Floyd Chapman, PLLC is associated with major law firms in the mass tort and medical device areas to litigate your claim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The information you obtain on this website is not, nor is intended to be, legal advice. We invite you to contact us and welcome your calls and inquiries. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information until an attorney-client relationship has been established. Attorney Floyd Chapman is responsible for the content of this website. 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