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EPA 05/21635; 61217
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values1.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
1 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Le Cornu Pty Ltd
69 Anzac Highway
ASHFORD SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values2.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
2 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Department of Defence
Headquarters Building 32
Keswick Barracks
KESWICK SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values3.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
3 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Eva and Richard Bok
C/- Brock Harcourts
505 Henley BeachRoad
FULHAM SA 5024
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values4.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
4 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Ung Theng, Vong Minh & Hugh Wong
17 Chatham Road
KESWICK SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values5.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
5 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Inc
1 Flinders Road
BEDFORD PARK SA 5042
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values6.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
6 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Anthony Tyson
1/65 Farnham Road
ASHFORD SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values7.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
7 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Melinda Boston
15 Chatham Road
KESWICK SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values8.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
8 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Mike Parkes
37 Farnham Road
KESWICK SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values9.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
9 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Tatiana & Kateryna Borysiuk
6 Winston Avenue
CLARENCE GARDENS SA 5039
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values10
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
10 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Andrew Norman & Marlene Bierton
1 First Avenue
FORESTVILLE SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values11
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
11 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
John & Caterina Keelan
14 Herbert Road
ASHFORD SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values12
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
12 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Harmony Forestville Pty Ltd
PO Box 6200 HalifaxStreet
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values13
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
13 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Analanco Pty Ltd
C/- Ray White
99 Frome Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values14
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
14 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Peter & Elaine Vitek
66-72 Leader Street
FORESTVILLE SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values15
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
15 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Hains Hunkin Furnishers Pty Ltd
62-64 Maple Avenue
FORESTVILLE SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values16
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
16 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Le Cornu Pty Ltd
10 Anzac Highway
FORESTVILLE SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values17
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
17 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Occupier
26 Ashford Road
KESWICK SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values18
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
18 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Occupier
1/57-59 Anzac Highway
ASHFORD SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values19
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
19 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Occupier
16 Marlow Road
KESWICK SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values20
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
20 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Goodman Fielder
4 Leah Street
FORESTVILLE SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values21
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
21 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Lorenzo Holdings Pty Ltd
6A Hampton Road
KESWICK SA 5035
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values22
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
22 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013
EPA 05/21635; 61217
Hamilton Holden Service Centre
6A Hampton Road
KESWICK SA 5036
Dear Property Owner/ Occupier,
Groundwater Contamination Investigations – Keswick
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is writing to you in relation to groundwater (bore
water) contamination which has been identified in the Keswick area. You have been sent this
letter because the EPA has identified that a groundwater bore is registered to this property. If
you are not using the groundwater, this advice will not affect you.
This information is initially being sent to all land owners and occupiers of properties with a
registered groundwater bore on their property in the vicinity of the investigation area. The
EPA will be following up this letter with information for the broader community in early
January 2014.
As a precaution, the EPA and the Department of Health are advising you to not use
groundwater (bore water) for any purpose until further notice. Bore water is water that
is typically taken from beneath the ground through a pump or well located on a
property. Mains tap-water and rainwater are not affected.
The EPA was provided with a groundwater monitoring report detailing the presence of
historical groundwater contamination in the Keswick area on 18 December 2013. The
groundwater monitoring report identified the presence of chemical substances in groundwater
at concentrations above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline values23
.
The chemical substances identified included trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride (VC) and
tetrachloromethane in groundwater. TCE is an industrial solvent and tetrachloromethane was
historically used as a refrigerant product. VC is a substance formed through the breakdown
of TCE.
Experience worldwide has shown that these types of industrial solvents were commonly
disposed of or leaked from storage tanks to underlying soils. Once in the soil, these chemicals
can move down to the water table and contaminate groundwater. As groundwater moves
beneath the soil surface the groundwater contamination can move underneath other land.
23 NHMRC, NRMMC (2011) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management
Strategy. National Health and Medical Research Council, National Resource Management Ministerial Council, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
The area of the groundwater contamination has not yet been determined and more
investigation is required. It is not yet clear who caused this contamination, and further
environmental investigations will be undertaken following advice from the EPA. This work will
be completed in a staged approach and the EPA will provide further updates as information
becomes available.
If you have any concerns or questions, or if you would like to discuss this letter with an EPA officer,
please call the EPA toll free on 1800 729 175 (8am to 6pm weekdays, excluding public holidays)
or contact the EPA by email at [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Larissa Willoughby
A/MANAGER
SITE CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Date: 23 December 2013