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The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has been assessing groundwater and soil vapour in Beverley and Woodville South for historically used chemicals including trichloroethene (TCE) since 2015. This area has a proud manufacturing history and past chemical handling practices have contaminated the groundwater and vapour in the soil.
The EPA has undertaken work on private properties and has tested indoor air in some homes for vapour contamination coming up through the soil. In a small number of homes the EPA has installed mitigation systems to reduce this vapour to very low levels, which are considered to be safe over a longContinue reading
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has been assessing groundwater and soil vapour in Beverley and Woodville South for historically used chemicals including trichloroethene (TCE) since 2015. This area has a proud manufacturing history and past chemical handling practices have contaminated the groundwater and vapour in the soil.
The EPA has undertaken work on private properties and has tested indoor air in some homes for vapour contamination coming up through the soil. In a small number of homes the EPA has installed mitigation systems to reduce this vapour to very low levels, which are considered to be safe over a long duration of time.
If you have any questions or would like to speak with our staff about this work, please get in touch on:
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Publications (also see 'EPA past work' for previous publications)
Beverley and Woodville South has finished this stage
The EPA undertook five stages of work to assess whether groundwater was contaminated with trichloroethene and other volatile chemicals. Indoor air was tested in several homes and mitigation installed in homes with the highest contamination in their indoor air.
2019 work on private properties
Beverley and Woodville South has finished this stage
Work in 2019 involved the installation of mitigation systems into a small number of homes that had previously recorded low levels indoor air contamination.
April 2020 - refresh existing monitoring bore network
Beverley and Woodville South has finished this stage
Refresh the existing bore network, checking the depth of wells and removing any build up of silt or sand at the bottom. New groundwater and soil vapour bores to be installed on road verges and footpaths.
June 2020 - seasonal sampling
Beverley and Woodville South has finished this stage
Work in 2020 will be undertaken on road verges to undertake seasonal sampling and to determine the movement and extent of the groundwater and soil vapour contamination.
September 2020 - community update and interim results
Beverley and Woodville South is currently at this stage
The EPA will update the community on interim results and further work to be undertaken.
November 2020: Stage 7 final report
this is an upcoming stage for Beverley and Woodville South
The EPA anticipates that the final report from Stage 7 will be available in November 2020, and we will notify the community again at this time.