Water provided through the Coonamble, Gulargambone and Quambone urban supplies has been tested and found free of the ‘forever chemicals’ of the PFAS group – Perfluoroalkyl Substances.
These chemicals are used in firefighting foam and have been found to contaminate some land and water sites through the State where firefighting foam has been used, such as at vehicle accidents and chemical spills.
In September 2024, the NSW Parliament set up a Select Committee on PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking Water Supplies throughout NSW to identify communities at risk from this contamination and to determine the . . .
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