Contaminated Water Scare

An environmental disaster management expert says that high levels of contamination from toxic metals, including Antimony, have been detected in water tanks and in the air in the Costerfield community near Heathcote.

Antimony is a toxic metal used to make car batteries can result in heart disease and miscarriages.

A farmer tested the water in local tanks and found some water was 16 times  the safe limit set by the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

An Environmental disaster management expert said test results released by the Department of State Development are alarming.

The roofs of the houses need to be cleaned down, the guttering needs to be cleaned out and tanks need to be cleaned.

Now the soil around the mine is contaminated, the dams are contaminated, as are people’s houses and drinking water.

Filtering your tap water is even more important to protect your health and the health of your family.