Something in the water

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Cryptosporidium Attorney

How safe is your drinking-water? Warning - this report may leave an unpleasant taste in your mouth!

  • In 2005 102,000 people were served by registered supplies with water containing unacceptable levels of E. coli.
  • 84,000 were exposed to greater risk of disease as the supplier did not take immediate steps to correct the problem once E. coli was found.
  • In 111 schools the water supply was contaminated with E. coli during 2005.
These are just three of the findings of the Ministry of Health's Annual Review of the Microbiological and Chemical Quality of Drinking Water in New Zealand. The document covers the 2005 year and was published on 30 January 2007.

The review measures water quality against the Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand: 2000.

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