NSW Labor has announced their policy in conjunction with federal Labor funding for the management of PFAS contaminated sites at Williamtown today.
The state and federal opposition governments have promised to contribute $10 million each for a new Drain Mangement Plan in Williamtown, Salt Ash, and Fullerton Cove.
The plan focuses on the removal of soil from contaminated drain sites responsible for leaking PFAS into an affected area up to 50km wide.
PFAS are toxic chemicals from firefighting foam used on defense bases across the country for more than 30 years which remain in the soil and groundwater of the affected areas.
The plan unveiled today further pledged to ban PFAS chemicals in NSW, create a state Response Plan, and appoint an NSW PFAS Response Coordinator to oversee all state operations on the contaminated sites.
Labor's national PFAS policy was not announced, details will be released before the next federal election.
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