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Kingaroy Water Supply Contaminated With E. Coli
14 Dec 2009
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The South Burnett Regional Council advised residents this morning that Kingaroy's water supply scheme is contaminated with potentially deadly E. Coli and is unfit for human or animal consumption The SBRC say that water should be boiled before it's ingested, used in cooking or given to pets.
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Launceston, TAS on Boil Water Alert
09 Dec 2009
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Launceston areas on boil water alert
Residents in two areas of Launceston will have to boil their tap water before being able to drink it after Ben Lomond Water Released a boil water alert last night.
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Sorell - Further Boil Water Alert Information Issued
09 Dec 2009
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Authorities have lifted the boil water alert for Sorell in southern Tasmania.
The alert has been in place as a precautionary measure since Sunday, when elevated levels of bacteria were detected in the town's water supply.
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Launceston, TAS - Further Water Alert Information Issued
08 Dec, 2009
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FURTHER INFORMATION ISSUED: Launceston's water given the all-clear
BOIL-WATER alerts in Launceston have been lifted.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced it had lifted the boil-water alert yesterday afternoon.
The alert was put in place on Friday night after routine testing recorded a "microbiological failure" at the Hill Street Reservoir. |
Jerilderie, NSW - Boil Water Alert
08 Dec 2009
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Public warned to boil drinking water.
Jerilderie residents are being told to boil their drinking water after the detection of low levels of chlorine.
Authorities say a lack of chlorine could allow E.coli bacteria to develop.
The New South Wales Department of Health says E.coli is generally not harmful but has issued the alert as a precaution. |
Coomera, Qld - Nausea, diarrhoea reported.
07 Dec 2009
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Nausea, diarrhoea reported in Coomera.
CASES of nausea and diarrhoea have been reported at Coomera following revelations recycled sewage was pumped into residents' drinking water.
The Weekend Bulletin revealed the new $80 million Pimpama Wastewater Treatment Plant had been pumping recycled sewage into the wrong pipes to more than 630 homes since Tuesday.
The problem was picked up on Friday after a resident complained about the water quality. |
Sorell, TAS - Boil Water Alert
07 Dec 2009
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Sorell residents in Tasmania's south east are warned to boil all drinking water until further notice.
The boil water alert for Sorell comes after Rosny and Montague Bay were given the all clear following a weekend boil water alert because of higher than acceptable levels of e coli found in the water supply.
The water supply for Rosny and Montague Bay was flushed out and retested by Southern Water, which is in the process of doing the same for Sorell. "One of the issues with unroofed reservoirs is that the effectiveness of disinfection is reduced by it being in an unroofed reservoir." |
Alice Springs, NT (Docker River) -Water Alert
26 Nov 2009
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Outback Aussie town to cull invading camels.
ALICE SPRINGS, Australia — State authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small town in Australia's Outback in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks andcontaminating supplies.
The carcasses of camels killed in stampedes at water storage areas are contaminating the water supply. |
Hamilton, Tarrington and Dunkeld, Vic - Water Alert
13 Sept 2009
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Hamilton alerted over dirty water
MORE than 5000 south-west residents are being urged to boil their water before use because of discolouration problems.
Wannon Water managing director Grant Green yesterday warned residents to boil their water as a "precautionary measure" after problems at the Hamilton treatment plant.
"All water used for drinking, food preparation, ice making or brushing teeth should be brought to a rolling boil and cooled before use," Mr Green said. |
E-Coli closes Torrens Lake - again
20 July 2009
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THE Torrens Lake is again closed because of E-Coli.
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Swansea, Gretna, Ellendale, Mountain River, Judbury, Franklin (Jackson’s Rd), TAS - PERMANENT WATER ALERT
July 2009
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PERMANENT Boil Water Alert.
Residents of Swansea, Gretna, Ellendale, Mountain River, Judbury, Franklin (Jackson’s Rd), TAS are reminded that the water supplied by Southern Water in the following areas is still subject to the existing Permanent Boil Water Alert until further notice.
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E-Coli levels force Torrens closure
16 Jun 2009
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TORRENS Lake has been closed for the second time in nine weeks because of high levels of E-coli bacteria.
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Tennant Creek, NT - Boil Water Alert
07 May 2009
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Water bug outbreak hits Tennant Creek
Residents of the outback town of Tennant Creek are being urged to turn off the taps and buy bottled water.
A water boil alert has been issued for the approximately 3,000 people who live in the Northern Territory town, about 1,000km south Darwin, after E.coli bacteria was detected in the community's water supply.
The NT Department of Health and Families (DHF) has urged locals to take precautionary measures. |
New algae outbreak closes Torrens
20 Apr 2009
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A FRESH outbreak of blue green algae has forced the closure of the trouble-plagued River Torrens.
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Wallaville on E. coli alert
02 Apr 2009
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Southern Qld community on E. coli alert
Residents of a small southern Queensland community have been ordered to boil their tap water because of water contamination fears.
The Bundaberg Regional Council has advised 200 residents of Wallaville, near Gin Gin, to boil all water to prevent an outbreak of E. coli. |
Water fails quality tests
02 Apr 2009
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CHEMICAL spills, rotting fish, dumped rubbish and bird droppings are among contaminants found in Victorian water supplies.
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E-coli outbreak in Torrens Lake
12 Mar 2009
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ADELAIDE'S trouble-prone Torrens Lake has been hit by a bacterial outbreak just over a week after it was refilled by substantial rain.
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Nyirippi, NT on Boil Water Alert
09 Mar 2009
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Water Boil Alert issued for Nyirippi, NT
A precautionary advice for drinking water (water boil alert) was issued today for the Nyrippi Community following the detection of the E.coli bacteria in the community's water supply.
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Bacteria outbreak in far north water
19 J19 Jan 2009
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THE wet season is believed to have caused an outbreak of the bacteria E. coli in a far north Queensland region's water supply.
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Mareeba, Qld on Boil Water Alert
19 Jan 2009
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Mareeba is on alert due to an outbreak of the bacteria E.Coli in a far north Queensland water supply system.
The Tablelands Regional Council says residents should boil their drinking water.
Mayor Tom Gilmore says the bacteria spread during recent heavy rain.
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Port Douglas, Mowbray, Daintree Village and Rocky Point, QLD - Updated Alert
06 Sept 2008
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Port Douglas and surrounds - FURTHER INFORMATION ISSUED:
It will take at least two weeks to fix the problem.
Cairns Regional Council Water and Waste general manager Bruce Gardiner said the water does not meet Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
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Port Douglas, Mowbray, Daintree Village and Rocky Point, QLD - Water Unfit to Drink
05 Sept 2008
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Water unfit to drink in Queensland resort towns after E. coli outbreak
AUTHORITIES in Far North Queensland have declared tap water in resort towns including Port Douglas unsafe to drink following an outbreak of the E. coli bacteria, which authorities are blaming on the refusal of residents of the alternate lifestyle haven to have their water chemically treated.
Residents of Port Douglas, Mowbray, Daintree Village and Rocky Point have been advised to boil drinking water after elevated levels of the bacteria were found in seven of 12 water reservoirs supplying the area.
Queensland Health issued the alert, pointing out elevated levels may have occurred because water in the area is not treated by chemicals, a move that that has been fought by locals. |
Lower Clarence, NSW Water Alert
05 June 2008
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Drinking water alert for Lower Clarence
A DRINKING water alert has been issued for the Lower Clarence.
Clarence Valley Council (CVC) issued the warning after test results revealed unacceptable levels of Escherichia coli (E coli) in the water supply.
Frank Vaarwerk, an operations engineer with CVC, said although council could not be 100 per cent certain, the problem was most likely caused when pump rates were increased to lift chlorine levels in the Maclean reservoir. |
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