Birchwood Park residents warned of unsafe tap water

Birchwood Park residents warned of unsafe tap water

If you live in Pinetown's Birchwood Park area, please be aware that the water from your tap isn't safe to drink.

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 eThekwini's issued an urgent notice about the quality of the water supply there, saying it's investigating the source of contamination. 

 

Samples tested from the suburb don't meet safety guidelines. 

 

As a precaution, residents are being asked to first boil their tap water for a minute before drinking it.

 READ: Umgungundlovu to phase out 'expensive' water tanker service

 This isn't the first time Birchwood's water quality standards dipped. It happened last month as well. 

 

The City only a week ago gave residents the all-clear, saying the resource was safe. 

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