East County Wellness Center

East County Wellness Center

Navy officials meet with Warner Springs community to address PFAS in water

By Karen Pearlman with additional reporting by Miriam Raftery
 
Jan. 14, 2026 (Warner Springs) -- Dozens of local residents and business owners visited the CAL Fire Station in Warner Springs on Jan. 12 to glean information from the United States Navy and several other federal groups as well as state and county water agencies about PFAS and their impact on the waterways in the region.
 
The U.S. Navy announced late last year that PFAS were detected in groundwater in Warner Springs, with contamination believed to be linked to a former landfill, wastewater treatment site and spray aeration field at the Navy’s Remote Training Site in Warner Springs,at 34567 State Route 79. The Navy most recently sampled the groundwater in 2024 and is now offering testing of wells for residents in approximately a one-mile radius near the site.
 
The site reportedly was used by the Navy as a Survival Invasion Resistance Escape School, using what they learned from Vietnam era prisoners of war. There, pilots are taught thow to survive if you crash or must eject, how to navigate, not be found, or if found how to resist interrogation.
 
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are "forever chemicals" that have been found in water as far away as the Arctic Ocean and as near as the Sweetwater Reservoir locally, as well as in Warner Springs.

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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO WYOMING 62-54

Mallory Adams (14) was one of three Aztecs in double-digits

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December 29, 2021 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (6-6, 0-1) dropped their Mountain West opener to Wyoming (5-5, 1-0) 62-54 inside Viejas Arena Tuesday afternoon.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL: AZTECS RALLY TO DEFEAT ASU 65-63

 

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November 19, 2021 (San Diego) -  Trey Pulliam made a go-ahead floater in the lane with 1:05 left and San Diego State held off Arizona State 65-63 Thursday night.


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WELLNESS TIPS FOR SEPTEMBER

 

September 6, 2014 (El Cajon) – The East County Wellness Center provides free wellness tips for our readers.  This month’s wellness tips include infant massage, massage for weight loss, daily walking tips, neuromuscular massage, making your own coffee scrub, and relaxation tips for self confidence.


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WELLNESS TIPS FOR AUGUST

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 14, 2014 (El Cajon) – The East County Wellness Center has provided new wellness tips for our readers, including massage for dieting, benefits of massage and self-massage after yoga.  To read full stories, click “read more” and scroll down.


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WELLNESS TIPS FROM EAST COUNTY WELLNESS CENTER

 

July 8, 2014 (El Cajon) – The East County Wellness Center, home of the new East County Magazine & Media Center offices, has generously agreed to share wellness tips with our readers. This week’s wellness tips include maintaining limber muscles, inviting bliss into your life, and how to create a meditation space. 

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