2018: Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland

Lavarack Barracks, Queensland

May – October 2018

https://www.defence.gov.au/Environment/PFAS/Docs/Lavarack/Presentations/201805LavarackBarracksPresentation.pdf

Four groundwater samples collected from registered bores in the Investigation Area.

Two samples contain PFAS above assessment criteria.

•33 surface water samples were collected in the off-Base Investigation Area and Ross River. 13 samples contained detectable PFAS. 8 samples exceeded assessment criteria.

•20 sediment samples were collected in the off-Base Investigation Area and Ross River. 5 samples contained detectable PFAS. No samples exceeded assessment criteria.

•One soil sample was collected. PFAS were not detected in this sample.

•31 biota samples were collected from Ross River. 18 samples exceeded assessment criteria.

Detailed site investigation Lavarack Barracks PFAS Investigation Rev 4 Dec 2019

https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20230427183955mp_/https://defence.gov.au/Environment/PFAS/docs/Lavarack/
Reports/20191203LavarackBarracksDetailedSiteInvestigationReport.pdf

Table 6.8: Summary of groundwater analytical results for PFAS Pages 77-78 2018

PSC-1 Golf Course

18/10/2018 MW123A 11.8ug/l PFHxS+PFOS
27/9/2018 MW007 2.57ug/l PFHxS+PFOS

Former Service Station

16/10/2018 MW064 4.151ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
17/10/2018 MW065 17.7 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
17/10/2018 MW067 2.1 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
20/9/2018 MW101 0.64 ug/L PFOS

Suspected AFFF Disposal Area (PSC-2)

21/9/2018 MW102 4.5 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
31/8/2018 MW104 320 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS,  9.3 ug/L PFOA
31/8/2018 MW105 76 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Former Helicopter Squadron (PSC-3)

26/9/2018 MW122 5.3 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
31/8/2018 MW126 171 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
31/8/2018 MW128 620 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS,  18 ug/L PFOA

Former Fire Station (PSC-4)

10/10/2018 MW138 10.1 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Former Caribou Airfield (PSC-10)

18/10/2018 MW072 94 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Monocell (PSC-5) 

18/10/2018 MW073 1.73 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
13/10/2018 MW074 72 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Former FTA (PSC-6)

11/10/2018 MW110 6.8 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
21/9/2018 MW130 3.38 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Former B Squadron (PSC -11)

21/9/2018 MW131 7.4 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

16/10/2018 MW02A 2.22 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Stockpile Designated Area 2 (PSC-12)

10/10/2018 MW135 3.8 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
10/10/2018 MW136 0.81 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
10/10/2018 MW137 0.79 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
10/10/2018 MW140 0.8 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
16/10/2018 MW141 3.97 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Land 121 Project (PSC7)

17/10/2018 MW017 7.0 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
4/6/2018 MW028 4.9 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
4/6/2018 MW029 4.6 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
4/6/2018 MW030 3.5 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Former Helicopter Landing Area (PSC-8)

4/6/2018 MW055 0.89 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
4/6/2018 MW056 0.74 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Suspected FTA (PSC-9)

19/9/32018 MW112 7.4 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
18/9/2018 MW114 5.48 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
13/10/2018 MW115 1.57 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Former Caribou Airfield (PSC-10)

12/9/2018 MW139 4.3 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
30/8/2018 MW18 21.1 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
30/8/2018 MW21 2.2 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Eastern Base Boundary

12/10/2018 MW117B 23.3 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
3/9/2018 MW119 0.804 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Off Base Residential and Commercial Bores

14/5/2018 MW312 0.6 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

14/4/2018 MW313 0.69 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
15/5/2018 MW319 0.98 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
9/8/2018 MW226 0.152 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
11/5/2018 MW308 0.104 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS

Sub Catchments G (Refer App A Fig 9) 

G 11/9/2018 MW203 0.92 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
R 11/9/2018 MW236B 0.65 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Z 11/9/2018 MW232 0.162 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
J 12/9/2018 MW220A 0.15 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS