Will our water be drinkable when it finally rains?
While fire-affected communities across Australia are praying for rain, there are concerns about what will happen when ash from the fire grounds is washed into waterways.Tenterfield residents are boiling their drinking water after bushfire ash contaminated the dam
Bacteria can deoxygenate water by consuming organic matter such as bushfire ash, causing blackwater events that kill aquatic life Professor Patrick Lane from Melbourne University's School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences said steep, dry-forested areas in particular were prone to mud slides after bushfires.
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