Dave Underwood and Brian Earley performed in a Byron ‘Kombi Konga’ as the new bypass as the new road was opened. Photo Jeff ‘Kombiapocalypse’ Dawson
Contamination by per-and-poly fluoroalkyl (PFAS) at Butler Street Reserve is being investigated by both the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Council.
Butler Street Reserve is located on the newly opened bypass, just west of the town’s CBD.
Byron Shire Council staff say the joint investigation began after PFAS was detected in the groundwater beneath Butler Street Reserve and the adjacent Byron Drain (also referred to as Union Drain).
Staff say, ‘PFAS is a group of chemicals that were widely used in some fire-fighting foams and other products including food packaging, non-stick cookware, fabric, furniture, clothing, and shampoo’.