Adelaide residents may have dirty floorboards due to widespread bushfires this summer, but the threat of ash contaminating water supplies is of greater concern.
If you're in Adelaide and wondering why the soles of your feet are black, then blame the bushfires for covering your floorboards with a residual layer of ash.SA Water is working to prevent contamination of catchmentsThe ash has also landed in metropolitan rainwater tanks, but, according to SA Water, there is little to be concerned about.
"SA Health are advising to look at getting that tank cleaned out and the roof cleaned out and a fresh source of water put into the rainwater tank." "Other than dirty floorboards, there wouldn't be any issues in regards to poor air quality from that," he said.
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