PFAS details sought for three Ourimbah Creek monitoring sites Central Coast Council’s Mangrove Mountain Advisory Subcommittee requested more information on detections at sites 5, 16 and 17, with publicly available EPA groundwater results also due to be provided. Council: Central Coast Council Meeting: 17 Sept 2026, 4:00 pm Recorded status: mixed BRIEF The Mangrove Mountain Advisory Subcommittee requested further information on PFAS detections at Ourimbah Creek Catchment monitoring sites 5, 16 and 17. Publicly available EPA groundwater results are also to be provided, while a landfill visit remains subject to Verde Terra Pty Ltd approval. KEY FACTS - Under minute MMA-26/7, the Subcommittee noted Council’s ongoing PFAS monitoring program in the Ourimbah Creek Catchment. - The committee recommended that Council note the monitoring outcomes and continued implementation of the Ourimbah Creek Catchment PFAS Management Plan. - Publicly available EPA groundwater-monitoring results are to be provided to the Subcommittee; further information about detections at sites 5, 16 and 17 was requested. - A higher-resolution drinking water catchment boundary map will be circulated electronically. - A landfill site visit will be requested subject to approval from Verde Terra Pty Ltd. - The next meeting is scheduled for 19 November 2026 at 3.30pm. ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD - The source records a recommendation to Council separately from the items the Subcommittee noted; it does not record a later Council decision adopting the recommendation. - The requested PFAS information and EPA results are not included in the minutes, and no delivery date is stated. - The proposed landfill visit and possible EPA attendance both depend on approvals that have not been recorded as granted. QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING - When will the EPA groundwater results and the requested information about sites 5, 16 and 17 be provided to the Subcommittee? - What PFAS results will be reported for monitoring sites 5, 16 and 17? - Will Verde Terra Pty Ltd approve the proposed landfill site visit, and when would it occur? - Will Council formally consider the Subcommittee's recommendation? RECORDED NEXT STEPS - Publicly available EPA groundwater-monitoring results are to be provided to the Subcommittee; no delivery date is recorded. - Further information about PFAS detections at monitoring sites 5, 16 and 17 has been requested; no delivery date is recorded. - The higher-resolution drinking water catchment boundary map is to be circulated electronically. - Any EPA attendance at a future Subcommittee meeting remains subject to senior EPA staff approval. - Council officers will request that a landfill site visit be arranged upon approval from Verde Terra Pty Ltd. - The next Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for 19 November 2026 at 3.30pm. SOURCE PASSAGES The Subcommittee noted Council's ongoing PFAS monitoring program in the Ourimbah Creek Catchment and continued publication of current and historical results on Council's PFAS webpage. Monitoring activities will continue in accordance with the Ourimbah Creek Catchment PFAS Management Plan. "MMA-26/7 That the Subcommittee: 1. Notes the update regarding Council's ongoing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) water quality monitoring program within the Ourimbah Creek Catchment. 2. Notes that current and historical Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) monitoring results continue to be published on Council's PFAS webpage and that monitoring activities will continue in accordance with the Ourimbah Creek Catchment PFAS Management Plan." (MMA-26/7, points 1–2) The Subcommittee recommended that Council note the outcomes of its ongoing PFAS monitoring program in the Ourimbah Creek Catchment and the continued implementation of the Ourimbah Creek Catchment PFAS Management Plan. "Central Coast Council Mangrove Mountain Advisory Sub-Committee Minutes 17 September 2026 Page 5 OFFICIAL 3. Recommends that Council notes the outcomes of Council's ongoing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) monitoring program within the Ourimbah Creek Catchment and the continued implementation of the Ourimbah Creek Catchment PFAS Management Plan." (MMA-26/7, point 3) Publicly available EPA groundwater-monitoring results are to be provided to the Subcommittee, and further information was requested about PFAS detections at monitoring sites 5, 16 and 17. "The Subcommittee discussed: • Classification of the Mangrove Mountain landfill site as contaminated land and its ongoing consideration by the Subcommittee. • Publicly available EPA groundwater monitoring results are to be provided to the Subcommittee. • PFAS monitoring results, and further information requested on detections at monitoring sites 5, 16 and 17. • A higher resolution map of the drinking water catchment boundary was tabled and will be circulated electronically." (Discussion following MMA-26/7) The Subcommittee discussed the classification of the Mangrove Mountain landfill site as contaminated land. "The Subcommittee discussed: • Classification of the Mangrove Mountain landfill site as contaminated land and its ongoing consideration by the Subcommittee. • Publicly available EPA groundwater monitoring results are to be provided to the Subcommittee." (Discussion following MMA-26/7) A higher-resolution drinking water catchment boundary map was tabled and will be circulated electronically. "• PFAS monitoring results, and further information requested on detections at monitoring sites 5, 16 and 17. • A higher resolution map of the drinking water catchment boundary was tabled and will be circulated electronically." (Discussion following MMA-26/7) Council officers will request that a landfill site visit be arranged upon approval from Verde Terra Pty Ltd, and EPA attendance at a future Subcommittee meeting is subject to senior EPA staff approval. "• Environment Protection Authority's (EPA) attendance at a future Subcommittee meeting is subject to Senior EPA staff approval. • Verde Terra Pty Ltd has expressed interest in attending a future Subcommittee meeting. Council officers will request a landfill site visit be arranged, upon approval from Verde Terra Pty Ltd. 3 MEETING CLOSURE The next Mangrove Mountain Advisory Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for 3.30pm on 19 November 2026." (Discussion following MMA-26/7, before meeting closure) The next Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for 19 November 2026 at 3.30pm. "Council officers will request a landfill site visit be arranged, upon approval from Verde Terra Pty Ltd. 3 MEETING CLOSURE The next Mangrove Mountain Advisory Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for 3.30pm on 19 November 2026." 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