The latest water testing of the Namoi reservoir have shown that PFAS levels continue to be well below the current guidelines.
Council published results from March 20, with PFHxS at 2ng/l, below the recommended 30ng/l, and PFOS at 3 ng/l, below the guideline of 8ng/l. PFOA and PFBS were again undetected in the new results.
In its update, council said the Narrabri Town Water Supply continues to be safe for consumption.
The Tibbereena Street bore continues to supplement water supplied from the Elizabeth Street bore. The latest testing of the Elizabeth Street bore showed no detection of PFAS, while the Tibbereena Street bore was at 7ng/l for PFHxS and 1ng/l for PFOS as well as PFBS (PFOA was not detected).
The Killarney bore remains switched off with testing continuing to show the bore above current guidelines. Results from March 20 saw the bore at 29ng/l for PFHxS; PFOS at 25ng/l; PFBS was 6ng/l and PFOA – 2ng/l.
NSW Health continues to recommend private bore owners consider testing their groundwater.
Information regarding groundwater and testing can be found on the NSW Health website.
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