Residents living near Jandakot Airport have been warned their water is contaminated by a toxic firefighting chemical.

Jandakot resident Fay Arcarco has watered her vegetable garden, bathed her grandchildren and drank from her groundwater tank for 22 years, but now is being told the water is too unsafe to use.

"Weeks ago a truck rolled up, they started digging the last remaining grass tree in the street ... we thought quantity was a problem... we had no idea that it was going to be about quality ... and quality of life and the value of our homes," she told told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings.

Residents living near Jandakot Airport have been warned their water is contaminated by a toxic firefighting chemical.
Jandakot resident Fay Arcarco has watered her vegetable garden, bathed her grandchildren and drank from her groundwater tank for 22 years, but now is being told the water is too unsafe to use.
"Weeks ago a truck rolled up, they started digging the last remaining grass tree in the street ... we thought quantity was a problem... we had no idea that it was going to be about quality ... and quality of life and the value of our homes," she told told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings.

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