A boil drinking water alert has been put in place for consumers in Risdon Vale.
TasWater is currently working to resolve water quality issues detected during routine sampling of the water supply.
The area affected is identified in the attached map with the boil water alert put in place following consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services.
The sample containing evidence of E. coli was just one of several tests taken from a range of locations across Risdon Vale, all the others returning results consistent with the water meeting Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
Follow-up testing is being carried out with conclusive results taking 48 hours to fully analyse.
TasWater’s priority is the health and safety of the community and therefore as a precaution a localised boil water alert has been put in place with impacted customers being notified that all water used for drinking and food preparation needs to be boiled.
Information on the boil water alert is available on the TasWater website www.taswater.com.au or call 136992.
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