26/8/24: “Cancer-linked chemicals found in water supplied to the Upper and Mid Mountains may have come from fire-fighting foam used at Medlow Bath airstrip, according to a local expert.”
This is unlikely as Medlow Bath airstrip (Katoomba airfield) is located on drainage lines that flow downstream of Medlow Bath dam – however PFAS could have been blown offsite by wind or foam was dumped somewhere in the Medlow Bath dam catchment.
26/8/24: “Cancer-linked chemicals found in water supplied to the Upper and Mid Mountains may have come from fire-fighting foam used at Medlow Bath airstrip, according to a local expert.”
This is unlikely as Medlow Bath airstrip (Katoomba airfield) is located on drainage lines that flow downstream of Medlow Bath dam – however PFAS could have been blown offsite by wind or foam was dumped somewhere in the Medlow Bath dam catchment.
