Sydney Water has confirmed for the first time that cancer-linked “forever chemicals” have been detected across the city’s drinking water catchments.
In quietly releasing data on its website, Sydney Water revealed that PFAS chemicals were detected in June at low levels in key water filtration plants, including Warragamba, Prospect Reservoir and Orchard Hills, and in higher levels at the Cascade Dam in the Blue Mountains and North Richmond.
Sydney Water conducted tests just two weeks after the Herald revealed evidence of past contamination of Sydney’s tap water and the lack of widespread routine monitoring for the chemicals.
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