❓ Hon. Samantha Rowe asks about perfluorochemical (PFC) testing at the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) training school in Forrestfield, following the identification of PFCs in the groundwater. The response confirms testing occurred in 2015 and outlines the context of the site's contamination status.
AnsweredQoN 323Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT
OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES — TRAINING SCHOOL —
PERFLUOROCHEMICAL TESTING
323. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the Department of Fire
and Emergency Services training school at Dundas Road, Forrestfield, and to the
fact that perfluorochemicals have been identified in the groundwater.
(1) When was the testing conducted?
(2) Is testing
conducted on a regular basis or was there a specific reason for this testing;
and, if so, what was the specific reason?
(3) What was the composition of the
PFCs found?
(4) What is the area circumscribed
for current testing of groundwater?
OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES — TRAINING SCHOOL —
PERFLUOROCHEMICAL TESTING
323. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the Department of Fire
and Emergency Services training school at Dundas Road, Forrestfield, and to the
fact that perfluorochemicals have been identified in the groundwater.
(1) When was the testing conducted?
(2) Is testing
conducted on a regular basis or was there a specific reason for this testing;
and, if so, what was the specific reason?
(3) What was the composition of the
PFCs found?
(4) What is the area circumscribed
for current testing of groundwater?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for
Emergency Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Testing was conducted in 2015.
(2) The site at
547 Dundas Road, Forrestfield is a registered contaminated site, and LandCorp,
as project manager for the contamination, arranged for testing to be conducted
to update the results from 2009. Ongoing testing will be determined by the
Department of Environment Regulation.
(3) DFES has been
advised only that a range of concentrations detected in recent sampling at 547 Dundas
Road, Forrestfield exceeded relevant guidelines.
(4) DFES is aware of testing only at
547 Dundas Road, Forrestfield.
Emergency Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Testing was conducted in 2015.
(2) The site at
547 Dundas Road, Forrestfield is a registered contaminated site, and LandCorp,
as project manager for the contamination, arranged for testing to be conducted
to update the results from 2009. Ongoing testing will be determined by the
Department of Environment Regulation.
(3) DFES has been
advised only that a range of concentrations detected in recent sampling at 547 Dundas
Road, Forrestfield exceeded relevant guidelines.
(4) DFES is aware of testing only at
547 Dundas Road, Forrestfield.
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