❓ Hon Ben Dawkins asks about PFAS levels at the Rockingham landfill. The parliamentary secretary provides PFAS levels detected in groundwater based on a 2022-23 report and notes ongoing investigations by the City of Rockingham.
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PFAS CONTAMINATION —
ROCKINGHAM LANDFILL FACILITY
409. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Environment:
Will the minister advise the house
what the PFAS levels are at the Rockingham tip?
ROCKINGHAM LANDFILL FACILITY
409. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Environment:
Will the minister advise the house
what the PFAS levels are at the Rockingham tip?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide
the following answer.
Based on the 2022–23 annual
environmental report submitted by the City of Rockingham for the Millar Road
landfill facility, the sum of PFAS detected in groundwater ranged from between
0.67 micrograms per litre up to 6.7 micrograms per litre in some groundwater
bores. The City of Rockingham has engaged a consultant and an independent
contaminated sites auditor under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 to review
groundwater monitoring data and undertake investigations to better characterise
the risks to human health and the environment.
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide
the following answer.
Based on the 2022–23 annual
environmental report submitted by the City of Rockingham for the Millar Road
landfill facility, the sum of PFAS detected in groundwater ranged from between
0.67 micrograms per litre up to 6.7 micrograms per litre in some groundwater
bores. The City of Rockingham has engaged a consultant and an independent
contaminated sites auditor under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 to review
groundwater monitoring data and undertake investigations to better characterise
the risks to human health and the environment.
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