Boil your water!

Boil your water.  That was the warning Cairns Council gave to Bellenden Kir residents after bacteria and parasites were found in the water supply.

Routine tests revealed contamination of the waterborne parasite protozoa Cryptosporidium. Southern Cross Pottery filters eliminate this parasite.

This is the third time this year that residents have been forced to boil their water because of this parasite.

Babinda’s water supply was contaminated by the same parasite in January, before it surfaced again in Bartle Frere in March.