The bore is water-bearing at 7 metres and we have serious concerns for the future integrity of groundwater in the area as Council's previous records show.
The EPA discovered in their audit of the Armidale landfill as part of their 2002 report into Rural Landfills (page 5) that there was contamination of nearby wells.
Council’s current consultants describing the proposed site
Pictures of the proposed dump site area showing Council site marker and treed area to be cleared (highlighted). Waterway shown joins Gara River 500m below.
Site viewed from Waterfall Way boundary
Looking East towards Gara River
Looking towards site entrance (Waterfall way) showing 1st of two waterways to be crossed
