"The PFAS issue is something we should deal with now, not wait until it's in the middle of a drought,"Cr Black said.
"The PFAS contamination of the bores in Dubbo really does place us in a future drought like 2019 in a catastrophic position,"he said.
"The potential for it to be extremely urgent is very high,"he said.
"These are not luxury items, this is life-giving stuff we're just trying to maintain,"Mr Reynolds said.