Question regarding PFAS contamination costing and soil storage related to the Forrestfield-Airport Link project. The Minister provided the date of a briefing note and tabled a copy. No permanent storage is planned at the specified site.

AnsweredQoN 4285Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 October 2018
Portfolio
Transport

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I refer to the email from Ross Hamilton to Richard Farrell and Mark Burgess dated Wednesday 7 March 2018 in relation to PFAS costing, and I ask: (a) what is the date of the briefing note referred to in the email; (b) will the Minister table a copy of the briefing note and if not, why not; (c) has a decision been made regarding whether the contaminated soil will be stored permanently at site C; (d) if no to (c), when will a decision be made; (e) has the PTA, the Department of Transport, the Metronet Office or any other agency consulted with relevant local governments regarding the permanent storage of contaminated soils at site C; (f) if no to (e), why not; (g) has another site at Perth Airport been identified to store contaminated soil; and (h) if yes to (g) what is the location of the sites identified?

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Answered
12 February 2019
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
12 days
(a) 21 February 2018.
(b) For a copy of the briefing note with information in relation to PFAS costing un-redacted. [See tabled paper no.]
(c)-(h) The Public Transport Authority has no plans to permanently store soil originating from construction works for the Forrestfield-Airport Link project at 777 Abernethy Road in Forrestfield, and whilst Perth Airport have confirmed an interest in utilising the excess fill this has not been finalised.

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