Northern KZN residents told to boil drinking water after E. coli detected at treatment plants
The uThukela District Municipality has advised residents in Colenso, Winterton, and Bergville to boil tap water before consumption.
Residents in the north of KwaZulu-Natal have been asked to boil their tap water first before using it, after dead fish were found in one of the main water supply sources. Masoka added this came after internal laboratory test results were conducted by the municipality on the water quality, following the discovery of numerous dead fish in the Bergville canal.
While the municipality has asked residents to boil water before drinking, a researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research , Dr Luyanda Ndlela, cautioned boiling water might not remove all toxins.Boiling water can eliminate most microorganisms, however, some toxins may not be removed through boiling water - e.g. microcystins from algal blooms. Some microorganisms/spores are not removed by boiling, however, a majority is sensitive to boiling.
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