By Jeremy Sollars
BREAKING: The Southern Downs Regional Council has assured Leyburn residents their town water is safe to drink despite detecting “very low levels of pharmaceuticals” in the town’s bore water supply.
A statement released by the council this afternoon says officers are “are conducting investigations in the catchment to find the source of contamination”.
Engineering Services director Peter See said water quality sampling in the catchment of Leyburn “has met Australian Drinking Water guidelines and (the town water) is safe for Leyburn residents to drink”.
“Council testing of the bore water used to supply drinking water to the town of Leyburn has detected very low levels of pharmaceuticals,” Mr See said in the statement.
“While the chemicals in the water will not cause harm to people, the source of their presence needs to be further investigated.
“Officers are conducting investigations in the catchment to find the source of contamination.
“Council is committed to ensuring that Leyburn residents are supplied with a safe water supply.
“Additional testing has been put in place to monitor the quality of the town’s water.”
