Source: Radio New Zealand
RNZ / Nate McKinnon
A dead possum in the Roxburgh reservoir has triggered a boil water notice for the area.
The Central Otago District Council (CODC) said the possum was found during an unrelated inspection on Wednesday, and it’s not known how long it’s been in the water.
It has since issued a boil water notice for Roxburgh and the Lake Roxburgh Village, which would remain in place until the network had been flushed.
CODC said three times a week sampling hadn’t indicated degraded water quality, and a full investigation was underway to find out how the possum got inside the reservoir.
It said the reservoir which would remain isolated until it had been fully disinfected and any possum entry points addressed.
CODC’s Julie Muir said the notice could be lifted as early as Thursday.
Two water tankers would be available at Roxburgh School and Lake Roxburgh Village Hall on Wednesday evening.
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