Wagga Water Mystery Deepens | Adelaide News

Adelaide News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 23, 2026 · 1m

Wagga Wagga’s drinking water is facing a PFAS contamination mystery — elevated “forever chemicals” found in raw water from the West Wagga bore field, with no single source identified. Riverina Water has been managing the issue since December last year using dilution tactics, while researchers and environmental groups like Friends of the Earth push for stricter monitoring and long-term solutions, questioning whether tap-level testing should be mandatory despite current safety assurances. The NSW government says exposure remains within safe limits, but further investigation is underway under…