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Pahiatua residents no longer have to boil their water after the Tararua District Council declared the town supply safe. The latest sample from the Tararua town''s bore produced a clear reading and there were no positive readings for E coli in the reticulated system. The council decided on Wednesday to lift a boil water notice that had been imposed on the town since Friday. Tararua District mayor Roly Ellis said the council made the decision after consultation with the MidCentral District Health Board. Because it has got chlorine in the whole system, they are happy that we can lift [the notice]. Ellis was pleased about the news. It will take a lot of pressure off the cafes and everyone else. The town''s water would now be chlorinated permanently. Ellis said the council investigations were ongoing into what had caused the previous readings of E coli in the bore. We have got to get to the bottom of why this happened. There had been no reports of illness linked to the water supply. Ellis said the amount of E coli was absolutely minimal. It was one spec in the readings, it was absolutely negligible. It was not like Havelock North. But we have to take this incredibly seriously. We jumped on it. The Pahiatua scare came shortly after a significant gastro illness outbreak in Havelock North that resulted from contaminated water. Continued daily testing of the Pahiatua bore and reticulation and continuous monitoring of chlorine levels would be done to reassure the public, Ellis said. |
