Residents have been warned to stop drinking the water. 9News
Uralla Council, in the state's Northern Tableland region, says the level of poison that has been detected is above Australian Drinking Water Guidelines of 0.01 milligrams per litre.Arsenic can cause acute gastrointestinal and neurological issues. It has also been linked to skin discoloration and the development of several types of cancer.
The situation is so dire that boiling the water will not make it safe to drink, and bottled water should be used for drinking, food preparing, making ice, cleaning teeth and gargling. "Over the past couple of days there has been some elevated levels of arsenic in Uralla's water supply," Uralla Councillor Michael Pearce said.
"NSW Health has allocated bottled water to town. We want to let people know that the water is safe to wash, bath but don't drink the water… we are modifying our treatment works to attempt to elevate the arsenic issue at our water works."
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