Council maintains ratepayers will not wear the costs of the contamination clean-up totalling $40.184 million for consultant reporting, investigations, testing and mitigation works.
The legal advice suggested a claim against the Project Construction Insurance for the contamination costs had âreasonable prospectsâ.
The council report said a formal claim would be completed. Gareth Williamson and Ross Ullman inspect a new section of runway at Sunshine Coast Airport. Picture: Patrick Woods
A council spokesman said the costs associated with the clean-up were met from within the airport expansion project budget.
The council was aware of PFAS issues at the airport since 2010 but the problem arose during construction when a deluge left ponded water up to 1m deep in parts.