PHOTO: E.coli bacteria has seen Carinda residents forced onto a ‘boil water alert’.
Carinda remains on a ‘boil water’ alert a week after E.coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria was found in the township’s drinking water.
Walgett Shire Council issued the alert at 10am on Tuesday 7 April after regular testing located traces of the bacteria.
E. coli in drinking water shows that the water may be contaminated with faeces and organisms that may cause gastrointestinal illness…