The Navy now blocks sailors from using local water due to contamination

Evidence

The Navy has become so concerned about local conditions that it has spent millions of dollars on studies investigating asthma, birth defects, cancer rates, and water, air, and soil quality. The Gricignano base now prohibits sailors from using tap water, and the base commissary carefully labels the origin of Italian produce. The only buffalo mozzarella for sale is from northern Italy. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 379

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels earlier chapters showing how base harms force workarounds and protective measures for American personnel.