We acknowledge that there has been considerable anxiety in the community since the advice was given last week to not drink the water in Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury while we explore potential contamination for lead
Nearly all residents tested for blood lead levels at pop-up clinics in Waikouaiti and Karitane last week should be phoned with their results by the end of today
A tanker providing clean drinking water for east Otago residents.
Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
A do not drink notice was put in place on 2 February for Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury Village after six tests in the past six months showed concerning levels of lead.
The highest level detected was almost 40 times the acceptable limit.
The settlements are just north of Dunedin, but fall inside Dunedin City Council s limits.
Hundreds of residents have sought blood tests since Public Health South offered the service last week.
The lead scare was a topic of discussion at this afternoon s Dunedin City Council infrastructure services committee meeting.
Press Release – Socialist Equality Group On February 2, Dunedin City Council (DCC) warned about 1,500 residents of the coastal towns of Waikouaiti and Karitne, in the Otago region in the South Island, not to drink tap water, after tests found it was contaminated with lead. The council initially …
On February 2, Dunedin City Council (DCC) warned about 1,500 residents of the coastal towns of Waikouaiti and Karitāne, in the Otago region in the South Island, not to drink tap water, after tests found it was contaminated with lead.
The council initially said a sample taken on December 8 showed 39 micrograms of lead per litre, four times the Ministry of Health’s “acceptable” limit of 10 micrograms, based on guidelines from the World Health Organisation. Two days later, the council issued a correction: the sample in fact showed 394 micrograms per litre, a shocking 40 times the limit.
Sunday, 14 February 2021, 4:28 pm
On February 2, Dunedin City Council (DCC) warned about
1,500 residents of the coastal towns of Waikouaiti and
Karitāne, in the Otago region in the South Island, not to
drink tap water, after tests found it was contaminated with
lead.
The council initially said a sample taken on
December 8 showed 39 micrograms of lead per litre, four
times the Ministry of Health’s “acceptable” limit of
10 micrograms, based on guidelines from the World Health
Organisation. Two days later, the council issued a
correction: the sample in fact showed 394 micrograms per
litre, a shocking 40 times the limit.
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