WALLABADAH residents are once again safe to consume the community's drinking water after a boil water alert was lifted on Friday afternoon.
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Liverpool Plains Shire Council confirmed the alert, which had been in place since 5.50pm on Tuesday evening, had been lifted.
The decision was made by the council after consultation with NSW Health and Hunter New England Health.
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A severe storm last weekend, which damaged parts of the entire Liverpool Plains region, is believed to have caused problems to water treatment facilities.
The issues then caused the council to implement the alert, as the water was deemed to be potentially unsafe.
To help elevate the issue, the council had been carting water to Wallabadah from the Quirindi water supply system, to ensure the community had access to some safe drinking water.
Last weekend's torrential rain and flash flooding, caused close to $2 million in damage, prompting council to look for a natural disaster declaration.
The flooding also washed away the pipeline connecting the Quipolly Dam to the Werris Creek treatment plant.
It triggered Level 5 water restrictions, which have since been relaxed to Level 2 restrictions.
Billy Jupp
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
