A Central Coast landowner is awarded significant damages after petroleum and diesel from a neighbouring service station contaminates his property.
Bruce Johnson has been awarded damages after petrol leached onto his Central Coast property.NSW Supreme Court awards a Central Coast landowner more than $9 million after petroleum and diesel from a neighbouring service station contaminates his property.
On Wednesday, the court ruled in favour of Mr Johnson's company Seaforth Securities and awarded damages."It was a huge win, unfortunately the company that has been found guilty has gone into liquidation and has no funds. Bruce Johnson estimates he's spent more than $1 million monitoring and tracking the alleged contamination.In 2018, the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority determined the soil and groundwater beneath the site was "significantly contaminated" and could potentially impact human health and the surrounding environment.
They added there was no evidence the nearby Tuggerah Lakes or Porters Creek were affected, but did not rule out further monitoring.
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