Families have been left disgusted by the brown water popping out of their faucets – which the authorities say is okay to drink,
People in Moama, in southern New South Wales, have been instructed the discoloured water gained’t return to regular for weeks.
Some have been pressured to drink bottled water, however that doesn’t resolve all their issues.
“We haven’t been drinking it either, but when the water looks like this in the bathroom, we don’t really want to wash in it either,” Beck Angel, from Moama, wrote on Facebook.
Sarah Dixon instructed 7News that she was taking her child to her dad and mom’ home to clean as she didn’t need to bathe her 13-week-old baby within the brown liquid.
“It literally looked like straight river water,” she mentioned.
“Being a nurse I know what little parasites can lurk in the water so I was not risking the chance.”
Murray River Council mentioned floodwater from rivers was affecting the filtered water provide.
“While the filtered water is discoloured, it is not harmful and the filtered water quality is within the requirements of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines,” a council spokesperson instructed the ABC.
“Due to the discolouration, the following may occur; toilet u-bends may look a little murky, bath water may look dirty, white sheets and clothes may not stay white when washed.”
Originally printed as Tap water turns brown in NSW city however households are instructed it’s nice to drink
