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Environment
Stephanie Gardiner

Town's water 'safe' after toxic chemical discovery

PFAS chemical contamination has been found in groundwater near the RAAF Wagga base. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Residents in a NSW regional town are being told their water is safe to drink, after toxic "forever chemicals" were found near the local supply decades before their expected spread from a military base.

The defence department said low levels of PFAS were found in two groundwater monitoring wells 650 metres away from the East Wagga bore field, part of Wagga Wagga's water supply.

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