PHOTO: The Walgett Weir wall was raised in 2020/21 as part of securing the town’s water supply. IMAGE: Pensar.com.au
Walgett’s new Acting General Manager has all but dismissed concerns over the town’s drinking water – saying sodium levels are within the acceptable range.
Hugh Percy’s comments to the Western Plains App follow a new report by University of NSW academics, the Dharriwaa Elders Group and Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service, with The George Institute for Global Health, has found that the vast majority of Walgett community members surveyed were worried about water quality.
The report found the subjective views about the drinkable water for the town’s predominantly Aboriginal community are comparable to that of underdeveloped countries and cities, including Dhaka in Bangladesh, Beirut in Lebanon, and Guatemala in Central America…