Written question WQ100720
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Minister provide details of any Welsh Government-owned land in St Athan known to be contaminated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy (Adam Price)
The Welsh Government has completed a number of geo-environmental investigations across the Bro Tathan site to support various planning applications and work activities. More recently a series of voluntary investigations and contaminated land assessments have been commissioned to further identify and quantitatively assess potential risks from contaminates in the soil and groundwater. To date some potential sources and confirmed hotspots of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) have been identified. Quantitative analysis to date has indicated there is low risk to human health from these sources. Monitoring from an environmental perspective is being established around the border of the site and in key locations across the site to record and analyse if there are any impacts on environmental receptors off site. NRW and the Council Public Health and Contaminated Land Officers are being actively consulted.
Welsh Ministers hold no information regarding PFA contamination in respect of other land which it owns in the St Athan area.