Property owners in Perth's north are still years away from getting a fresh water supply after a toxic firefighting chemical leached into their community, but they are relieved that progress is finally being made.
Property owners of land contaminated by a toxic firefighting chemical are still years away from receiving a fresh water supply, but say they are progressing towards the end of what will be a decade-long saga.It hopes to complete water connections to households in 2025The semi-rural suburb of Bullsbrook, about 40 minutes north of Perth, is home to the Royal Australian Air Force Pearce air base.
Bullsbrook Residents and Ratepayers Association president, Anne Janes, said many people in the area drank bore water from their properties in the past."It's caused great problems for the people to actually think that they might have a dangerous carcinogenic chemical in their drinking water."The government has announced it plans to provide residents with fresh water through about 15 kilometres of pipe.
Bullsbrook resident Kyra Burns says the community has been waiting a long time for action on the issue. "This was an important session for us to hear directly from the community about their ongoing concerns with PFAS," he said.Mr Keogh and the Department of Defence said they would consider concerns raised by the community, but could not commit to providing water for residents like Ms Burns in the interim, while the water connections were being made.
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