Beachgoers have been evacuated from the water at popular Sydney beach Redleaf after it was discovered that the water had been contaminated with sewage
Beachgoers have been evacuated from the water at popular Sydney beach Redleaf after it was discovered that it had been contaminated with overflowing sewage from a public toilet.
Sydney Water officials were on-site at Redleaf on Saturday, where they took samples of the water for testing."Sydney Water staff confirmed with our staff [that] sewage was in the water and they were water testing on site and asking people to get out of the water," a Woollahra Municipal Council spokeswoman said just after 1pm. "Sewerage is managed by Sydney Water.
Sydney Water crews checked the nearby Sydney Water sewer line with CCTV cameras and confirmed there was no fault.
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