Sewerage & WWTP’s

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2018/21: Altona Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS pollution
2016-2021: Pakenham Waste Water Treatment Plant.
2016-2021: Somers Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS pollution of Groundwater and Biosolids
2016-2021: Boneo Waste Water Treatment Plant. Multiple PFAS detections
2016-2021 – Blind Bight Waste Water Treatment Plant. Groundwater polluted with PFAS
2017/21: Cowes Waste Water Treatment Plant (Phillip Island). PFAS
2018/20: King Road WWTP (Coronet Bay, Victoria). PFAS in sewerage
Warren (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant – Suspected PFAS contamination site
Nyngan (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant – Suspected PFAS contamination site
Cobar (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant. Suspected PFAS contamination site
Wilcannia (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant – Suspected PFAS contamination site
Condobolin (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant – Suspected PFAS contamination site
West Wyalong (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant – Suspected PFAS contamination site
Balranald Sewerage Treatment Plant – Suspected PFAS contamination site
Hay (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant – Suspected PFAS Contamination Site
Wills Street, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Broken Hill (NSW) – Suspected PFAS contamination site
South Waste Water Treatment Plant, Broken Hill (NSW). Suspected PFAS contamination site
Dubbo (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant – Suspected PFAS Contamination Site
Wellington (NSW) Sewerage Treatment Plant – Dubbo Regional Council – Suspected PFAS Contamination Site
Bilbul Sewerage Treatment Plant – Griffith City Council. Suspected PFAS contamination site
Yenda Sewerage Treatment Plant – Griffith City Council (NSW). Suspected PFAS Contamination Site
Griffith Water Reclamation Plant – Suspected PFAS contamination site
2018: City of Wagga Wagga – Forest Hill Sewage Treatment Plant
2018: Kooringal Sewage Treatment Plant – City of Wagga Wagga
Albury City Council – Splitters Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant. Suspected PFAS Contamination Site
Albury City Council – Kremer Street Waste Water Treatment Plant. Suspected PFAS Contamination Site
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) GW (OS)
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 37
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 39
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 36
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 35
4/5/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 04
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 34
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 06
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 33
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 1
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 31 PFAS
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 08 PFAS
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 07
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 05
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 02 PFAS
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 03: PFAS
2019: Bolivar AWRP: Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme – Managed Aquifer Recharge Wells
11/3/21: Kaniva (Victoria). Biosolids. PFAS
2019/21: Horsham Biosolids. PFAS
16/2/20: Ararat Waste Water Treatment Plant – Effluent + Influent
23/4/21: Maryborough (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant Effluent
23/4/21: Daylesford Waste Water Treatment Plant. Effluent
22/4/21: Ballan Waste Water Treatment Plant – Effluent
22/4/21: Ballarat South Waste Water Treatment Plant. Influent + Effluent
22/4/21: Ballarat North Waste Water Treatment Plant. Influent + Effluent
2017/20: Clunes Biosolids Treatment Facility. PFOS, PFOA
21/2/17: Welshpool (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant.
21/2/17: Foster (Victoria) Final Lagoon Outlet
21/2/17: Baxter Beach (Victoria) Ocean Outfall.
21/2/17: Toora (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant outlet
2017/20: Leongatha (Victoria). Waste Water Treatment Plant Outlet + Biosolids
21/2/17: Meeniyan (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant Final Lagoon. Not Discharging
2017/20: Korumburra Waste Water Treatment Plant (Victoria) + Biosolids
2020 September: Mansfield Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria). PFAS
2020 September: Shepparton Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria). PFAS
2019 Kilmore Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria) – PFAS
2019/20: Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017-21: Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant – PFAS
2018-21: Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2018 – 2021 Northern Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Lorne Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017 – 2021: Colac Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Apollo Bay Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017 – 2021: Anglesea Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2019?: Metung Primary Lagoon. PFAS
2019?: Newmerella Farm Biosolids. PFAS
12/11/19: Orbost Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFPeA
2018?: Dinner Plain Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2019: Omeo Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
11/4/19: Farm site near Lake Victoria Road. PFAS
2018/19: Bruce’s Track Biosolids (Victoria). PFAS
2017: Lindenow Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2019? Paynesville Waste Water Treatment Plant + Bark Hill Road Farm. PFAS
2019: Lakes Entrance Sludge Lagoon. PFAS
2019?: Bairnsdale Constructed Wetland & Treelot. PFAS
2017/19: Bairnsdale Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018: Yarrawonga Waste Water Treatment Plant. Biosolids/PFAS
2018: Baranduda Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS/Biosolids
2019: Rutherglen Waste Water Treatment Plant. Recycled Water PFAS
2019: Yackandandah Waste Water Treatment Plant
2018/19: Dartmouth Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Bright Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Mount Beauty Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Myrtleford Waste Water Treatment Plant – PFAS
2018/19: Wangaratta Waste Water Treatment Plant + Biosolids. PFAS multiple
2018/19: Beechworth Recycled Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Wodonga Waste Water Treatment Plant Discharge/Biosolids. PFAS
24/1/17: Warrnambool WRP Effluent
2017: Simpson WRP Effluent
2017: Portland WRP.
January 2017: Port Fairy Domestic and Industrial WRP Effluent
Jan/Feb 2017: Heywood WRP. PFHxS, PFHxA, PFOS, PFOA

Australian PFAS Map

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pfas.australianmap.net is a detailed resource, providing information relating to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) substances. PFAS chemicals have been described as “the next asbestos” and have been used in a diverse range of products including: fire fighting foam, scotchguard, non-stick cookware etc. They are bio-accumulative and repel water. They are ubiquitous in the environment.

Australian PFAS Map

This map hopes to inform the general public about the location of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) substances in the Australian environment.

PFAS chemicals are now ubiquitous in the environment being concentrated in waterways and sediment. The most controversy with their use has been in fire fighting foams used on military bases, airports and industrial areas.

PFAS chemicals have also been used in domestic houses, with common non-stick cookware and the stain repellent spray, Scotchguard being widely used by the public. Some of the highest PFAS levels have been detected in homes and where Scotchguard has been used – including vehicles.

PFAS chemicals have been linked to a number of diseases, yet the Australian Government stubbornly refuses to end the use of PFAS chemicals in Australia, even after they have been banned overseas.