Council will look at a report into the elevated uranium levels in groundwater supplies in Moonbi-Kootingal and Bendemeer for the first time since the news broke more than a month ago.

It was revealed TRC started testing for uranium in the Moonbi-Kootingal water supply in 2014, with readings breaching the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) value since testing began.

But council staff failed to recognise the breaches.

“The failure to recognise test results outside of guideline values and take appropriate action is of critical importance,” a report to council said.

In response, council has bought new software, to ensure a similar blunder doesn’t happen in the future.

Council business papers reveal the new software cost $21,600, which was provided from the “laboratory reserve”.

The software will soon be installed and will allow staff to see ADWG compliant levels next to reported test figures.

“I can’t guarantee it won’t happen again, but the changes we’ve made will certainly make it much more difficult for us to just overlook,” TRC water and waste director Bruce Logan said last week.

“If we do get a non-compliant result, the lab emails the result to appropriate staff including myself.

“The changes we have made will make it very unlikely this will happen again.”

TRC also had an external audit of its testing and monitoring, which found no further gaps in council’s current program.

Mr Logan has said Moonbi, Kootingal and Bendemeer could be provided with town water “indefinitely”, but a report to council said some considerations will need to be made.

A number of issues have been put forward, including the capacity of the piping of water to the villages and the impact on the reliability and security of the Tamworth supply. Hunter New England Health has set up an expert panel to investigate any potential side-effects of uranium exposure to residents.