Deep Creek is just a few miles away from Fairchild Air Force Base, which is being held responsible for putting PFAS into the local water supply. Jean Coultas had her well tested last year for PFAS and confirmed it was contaminated. Coultas says she hasn’t been able to get in contact with anyone about fixing this problem of getting PFAS filtered out of her water. Researchers at Eastern Washington University that are studying where PFAS are spreading believe it’s unlikely the chemicals in Coultas’ water are from Fairchild. The West Plains Water Coalition says recent tests of the water also found PFAS near a local fire station.