00:01Five years ago, lead pollution forced the old preschool to close.
00:06Now history could be repeating itself.
00:09I think everyone is worried, but I don't think they're overly alarmed right now.
00:15The new preschool site was tested and cleared in 2021.
00:20Now the Environmental Protection Agency is back.
00:23The advice that I have from the EPA and from the Minister's Office
00:28is that we're dealing with the issue and that there's no safety issues for the children.
00:33Last week, routine testing showed lead as much as eight times above the required levels.
00:38It does raise the question of why are we finding contamination again
00:42after they have already tested the site.
00:46Some public areas of Captain's Flat have levels of lead hundreds of times above the safe thresholds.
00:52Arsenic, zinc and other harmful heavy metals are also present.
00:56The $1 million fund to remove and replace contaminated soil is now open to residents.
01:01We want 100% of properties, if at all possible, to have put that expression of interest in
01:07so that we can get a really clear picture of what the challenge is.
01:11The EPA will test the soil, then inform residents if they're eligible for the fund.
01:16Based on the costings that we received from contractors, it's possibly going to remediate 10 homes.
01:22I'm confident that should we need more money when this finishes that I'll be able to get it.
01:28Contaminated soil will be taken to a containment facility on the old mine site.
01:33The EPA is an Professional code that's really dedicated to the composition of the
