South Gippsland Water advises that customers in Fish Creek should boil drinking water until further notice.
This advice has been issued following detection of E.coli in a sample collected from the Fish Creek water supply system.
Customers should bring water to a rolling boil by heating it until a continuous and rapid stream of air-bubbles is produced from the bottom of a pan or kettle. Electric kettles/jugs with automatic cut-off switches are suitable for producing boiled water. Variable temperature kettles should be set to boil. Allow boiled water to cool before using it. Cooled, boiled water may be stored in clean closed containers for later use.
Customers should boil all water used for:
- Drinking and preparing beverages;
- Brushing teeth, gargling and cleaning/soaking dentures;
- Washing and preparing food;
- Preparing baby formula;
- Making ice.
Unboiled water can be used for:
- Showering and bathing (but residents should avoid swallowing water. As a precaution, babies and young children should be sponge-bathed);
- Washing dishes by hand or in a dishwasher providing dishes are air-dried before being used after washing
South Gippsland Water is working to identify conditions that will enable the boil water advice to be rescinded. To correct the problem, South Gippsland Water is investigating the cause of the E. coli detection. It is expected this will take two to three days, however the advisory will be in effect until South Gippsland Water is confident there is no longer a public health concern.
If you are concerned that you may have been affected by contaminated water, please contact your doctor and advise them of this notice.
As an alternative to boiling water, please take your own clean containers to the e-charging station at Fish Creek where we have a water trailer available and fill up there with safe drinking water.
Please share this advice with neighbours and friends in the affected area. For more information go to www.sgwater.com.au or call 1300 851 636. Regular updates will be provided.
South Gippsland Water apologises for the inconvenience.
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