Oak Harbor residents who live near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Area 6 landfill site and other interested community members are invited to attend a public meeting to learn about the Navy’s plans regarding its groundwater and drinking water sampling near Ault Field’s Area 6.

Area 6 is a closed landfill where a variety of chemicals were dumped over a period of years.

The meeting is 4-6 p.m. Monday, June 18, in the Oak Harbor High School gymnasium, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor.

The groundwater chemicals of concern for drinking water include vinyl chloride, 1,4-dioxane, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The Navy conducted off-base drinking water and groundwater sampling between February and April 2018.

The results of the initial investigation and the details of the next phase of the investigation will be presented.

Meeting format will include informational displays along with representatives from the Navy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the state Department of Health, and Island County Public Health.

• For information, call Mike Welding at 360-257-2286 or email to michael.welding@navy.mil