Mayors from regional NSW councils warn the presence of forever chemicals in their drinking water bores could force them to turn them off.

Members of Wreck Bay Village have given evidence at a federal inquiry into the extent, regulation and management of cancer-linked PFAS chemicals.

A Sydney Water document reveals sewage by-products used in food production contain elevated levels of PFAS.

Tests conducted by NSW Health found forever chemicals at levels that exceed Australian drinking water guidelines in a bore water supply at Warialda, about 200 kilometres north of Tamworth.

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Water scientist Dr Ian Wright says if Sydney Water, the state's largest supplier, can fail to detect contamination like what was found in the Upper Blue Mountains in June, then it could happen anywher...

The $3.5-million upgrade to the Cascade filtration plant will help make drinking water safe again for thousands of residents after PFAS was found in two dams supplying water to the plant.