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Pahiatua water tests positive for E coli; boil notice issued

Pahiatua water tests positive for E coli; boil notice issued

Pahiatua water tests positive for E coli; boil notice issuedThe source of Pahiatua's drinking water has tested positive for E coli and residents are being advised to boil their water.At this stage, no contamination has been detected in the town's water pipes.As of midday Friday, the water was being chlorinated.


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Tense wait for Pahiatua water results

Tense wait for Pahiatua water results

People living in Pahiatua will find out today whether their drinking water is contaminated or not.MORE: Fed up with water crisis, Hawke's Bay residents rallyTararua District Council has issued a boil water notice as a precaution.Mayor Roly Ellis said the water is being chlorinated, but people will have to keep boiling it for the next three days at least.


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First clear test of Pahiatua water

First clear test of Pahiatua water

UPDATED 4.06PM: It's a case of one down, two to go for the water supply of Pahiatua.The latest water test is clear of E coli and Tararua District Council has said it will withdraw a precautionary boil-water notice when it has three clear tests.The council issued the notice on Friday and began chlorinating the water, saying tests showed E coli in the water supply of the lower North Island township.


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Further Pahiatua water tests show E.coli

Further Pahiatua water tests show E.coli

Test results from Pahiatua have come back positive for E.coli, for the third day in a row.The Tararua District Council issued a boil water notice yesterday, and installed a chlorination unit after lunch yesterday.Chlorination is continuing through the town's water supply, as well as regular testing on the bore where the positive reading for E.coli has been found.


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E. Coli fears behind Pahiatua boil water notice

E. Coli fears behind Pahiatua boil water notice

UPDATED 4.03pm: Pahiatua residents are having to boil their water for at least three days.LISTEN ABOVE: Tararua Mayor Roly Ellis speaks to Larry WilliamsThe Tararua District Council's enforcing the boil water notice after test results showed a presence of E. coli in the township's drinking water.The community's water is also being chlorinated.