The Dunedin City Council has lifted its boil water notice after the third straight day of clear tests. ''As hoped, based on test results and expert advice we were able to lift the boil water notice at 3pm today,'' Dr Bidrose said. Council Infrastructure Networks general manager Ruth Stokes said it was important people in affected areas flushed out their water systems before they resumed drinking water from the tap. The council then issued a boil water notice covering a large swath of the inner city and north end, dispatched freshwater tankers, and began flushing the network. The council yesterday said results from tests showed the water released from the Ross Creek Reservoir into the city’s drinking water network on Monday was, at worst, within swimming water standards, and not likely to cause illness.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 18, 2017 03:20 UTC