Woodville Port Road
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) undertook environmental assessment in Woodville between May 2019 and May 2022, around a site on Port Road that undertook electroplating between 1950 and 1990.
In October 2019 the EPA advised that as a result of these activities, groundwater (bore water) was contaminated with hexavalent chromium and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and should not be used for any purpose.
The EPA undertook additional seasonal groundwater sampling in the area in March 2022, to inform the extent of a proposed groundwater prohibition area (GPA). Testing results indicated that groundwater within the upper three aquifers in the Woodville Port Road EPA assessment area are contaminated with chromium and PFAS above drinking water guidelines.
If there is no bore on your property, then you do not have access to the contaminated groundwater and are not at risk of exposure. PFAS and chromium are not volatile chemicals and do not present a vapour intrusion risk. Seasonal testing confirmed that the groundwater contamination plumes for hexavalent chromium and PFAS remain stable and delineated within the extent of the EPA assessment area.
Results from the March 2022 seasonal groundwater sampling event were used to inform the establishment of the Beverley and surrounding suburbs GPA.
The GPA was established on 8 December 2022 and published in the Government Gazette.
Technical reports for the staged EPA assessment are available in the Reports section below.
For more information about the GPA, please visit:
Beverley and surrounding suburbs GPA - Engage EPA
