Fresh fears are emerging in Jersey that drinking water in St Ouen's Bay may still be polluted.

Almost 10 years after cancer-causing chemicals were found in the water supplies around the airport, new questions are being raised in the States about their longer lasting effects.

The States reached a deal with chemical giant 3M, after it was found that foam used by airport firefighters contained PFOS, which is harmful when it gets into the water supply.

Nearby residents were given bottled water for fear of contamination from borehole supplies.
They were sent letters from Public Health, suggesting they switch to mains supply.

But they were never informed how long the contamination would remain in the local water supply.

Chairman of the Environment Scrutiny Panel, Deputy Phil Rondel now has new concerns.

He's worried the polluted water could have longer lasting side effects to those who drank it back in the 1990's.

He's been contacted by a number of people from the area who have concerns about their health.
One was passing blood.

Deputy Rondel now wants to know how many health complaints have been linked to Pfos and how much it's cost the tax-payer to treat the pollution.

3M, the American Company that manufactured Pfos, paid the States £2.6m in an out of court settlement. But five years ago, the clean up operation in St Ouen's had already reached £6m.

Deputy Rondel now wants to know the latest figures are and whether the States believed they got value for money.