Camp Lejeune Water Contamination: What You Need to Know 

Since 1942, Camp Lejeune has served as a military training base for Marine Corps members. Its strategic location along miles of beaches and between the two major port cities of Wilmington and Morehead City made it an ideal place for Marines to practice amphibious drills. Thousands of Marines and their families lived and worked at Camp Lejeune over the course of its 80-year history. 

Beginning around 1953, base operations at Camp Lejeune allegedly improperly disposed of toxic chemical solvents. Rather than finding a safe place to dispose of the solvents, disposal teams allegedly buried the chemicals near the base water wells. In 1972, the base was warned to change their methods out of fear of water contamination at Camp Lejeune.  

From 1953 to 1987, Marines and families on base bathed in, cooked with, and consumed water contaminated with chemical solvents. In 1982, researchers discovered water contamination in the water at Camp Lejeune as a result of these dangerously disposed of chemicals of years past. In the mid-1980s, an EPA investigation into potentially radioactive waste buried near water wells at the base ordered that all base water be shut off. However, the military began supplying water to the base once more in violation of this order. For decades, as many as 500,000 people have been exposed to the alleged water contamination at Camp Lejeune. After consuming and using water contaminated with chemical solvents for months or years, complaints from Marines and their families state they began experiencing severe illnesses and medical consequences, including but not limited to miscarriages, birth defects, breast cancer, leukemia, breast cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, and Parkinson’s disease.  

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What Can Affected Individuals Do? 

Although McCune Law Group is not accepting new cases at this time, you still have legal options. If you have experienced issues caused by the water contamination, you can:  

Visit the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: Visit the Department of Veteran Affairs website for more information and options for legal recourse. 

Explore Other Legal Avenues: If you’ve experienced financial hardship or injury due to the Camp Lejeune water contamination, you may still qualify for legal action. Explore our environmental cases page for more details. 

Related Cases and Legal Areas 

If you have experienced environmental issues of any kind, we recommended exploring the following practice areas: 

  • Class Action Lawsuits: If numerous individuals are affected by the same environmental issue, they may form a class action to bring a joint suit against a negligent entity. 
  • Environmental Lawsuits: We specialize in bringing justice to communities whose health, livelihood, and environment have been polluted or harmed because of negligent practices. 

Need Legal Assistance?  

If you are dealing with another environmental related matter, our experienced environmental attorneys are here to help. Get in touch with our environmental team to explore your legal options. 

For general inquiries, you can reach us at (909) 345-8110 or via our online form.

Final Note 

This page is no longer accepting new clients for the water contamination at Camp Lejeune, but this page will remain available for those affected for informational purposes.  

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