<div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block"><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton">Sent with <a href="https://protonmail.com" target="_blank">ProtonMail</a> Secure Email.<br></div></div><div><br></div><div>‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐<br></div><div> On Thursday, August 6, 2020 5:25 PM, cameronk3651 via CobargoCommunity <cobargocommunity@scpa.org.au> wrote:<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-AU"><div><div><br></div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:28pt">Precautionary boil water notice from 11pm tonight<u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:28pt">Brogo-Bermagui water supply system<span style="text-transform:uppercase"><u></u><u></u></span></span></b><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">6 August 2020<u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bega Valley Shire Council and NSW Health are introducing a Boil Water Notice as a precautionary measure for the Brogo-Bermagui water supply system from <b>11pm tonight (Thursday 6 August). </b>After this time water will be supplied from the Brogo River to replenish reservoirs and will not meet the required standards. <u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">This situation has occurred following the recent significant rainfall and in preparation for more rainfall over the weekend.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">It applies to the townships and localities of Quaama, Cobargo, Bermagui, Beauty Point, Fairhaven, Wallaga Lake, Wallaga Lake Heights, Wallaga Lake Koori Village and Akolele, and
the trunk main customers in these areas.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">This afternoon until 11pm the water is safe to drink and can be stored for later drinking use in appropriate water containers. <b>From 11pm onwards until further notice the precautionary boil water notice will be in effect.<u></u><u></u></b></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Council recommends that all water for consumption, food preparation, the cleaning of teeth and ice making should be boiled before use. The water can then be allowed to cool and
stored in a clean container with a lid and refrigerated.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dishes should be washed in hot soapy water, or in a dishwasher, and children should take boiled or bottled water to school.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">The Brogo-Bermagui water supply system is unfiltered, with the water disinfected with chlorine only. The Brogo River is the main source of water for the system. <u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">A temporary water settling plant was constructed following the bushfires in the catchment and has been used successfully to treat the water following two rainfall events that have
occurred in recent weeks. This has prevented Council from being required to issue boil water notices until now. <u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">However, the rainfall event in late July had a significant impact on river water quality which meant the temporary water settling plant was not able to consistently produce the
volume of water required to meet demand and keep town reservoirs full.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bega Valley Shire Council’s Director of Assets and Operations, Anthony McMahon, said that while Council understands the inconvenience that a boil water notice causes people, our
reservoirs have now reached a point that we must resupply water from the Brogo River without running it through the temporary settling plant in preparation for more rain this weekend.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">“Water supply and quality has been maintained since the first rainfall event in mid-July through water sourced from Couria Creek, the temporary settling plant at Upper Brogo and
existing water stored in town reservoirs,” Mr McMahon said.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">“We will be working with NSW Health to lift the boil water notice as soon as possible. <u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">“Moving forward a water filtration plant is the solution for this type of event and we are in the process of designing a water filtration plant for construction in 2021.”<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">It is important to stress that the water supplies in all other areas of the Shire are currently unaffected.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Residents and businesses in the impacted area will be advised when the boil water notice is lifted through Council's website and Facebook page and the local media and Council encourages
those with concerns to go to the NSW Health website for more detailed information on boil water notices.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">For further information on this situation contact Council’s Environmental Health Coordinator, Myf Appleton, on (02) 6499 2222.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Photograph: Council’s W&SS Operator, Paul Lazarro, sampling water at the temporary settling plant at Upper Brogo.<u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></b><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">END<u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><p><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p><u></u> <u></u><br></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p><span><img style="width:3.1354in;height:.0104in" width="301" height="1"><u></u><u></u></span><br></p></td><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p><span><img style="width:1.7916in;height:.0104in" width="172" height="1"><u></u><u></u></span><br></p></td><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p><span><img style="width:.0104in;height:.0104in" width="1" height="1"><u></u><u></u></span><br></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p><span><img src="http://www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/BVSC_Email/BVSC_LOGO.png" style="width:3.1354in;height:1.4375in" alt="http://www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/BVSC_Email/BVSC_LOGO.png" class="proton-embedded" width="301" height="138"><u></u><u></u></span><br></p></td><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p><b><span style="color:rgb(73, 159, 200)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Justin Welsford</span></span></b><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><br> <i>Communications Officer</i><br> <br> PO Box 492, Bega NSW 2550<br> </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(73, 159, 200)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">P.</span></span></b><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> (02) 6499 2155 </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(73, 159, 200)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">M.</span></span></b><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">0418845918 <br> </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(73, 159, 200)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">E.</span></span></b><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> <a href="mailto:jwelsford@begavalley.nsw.gov.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">jwelsford@begavalley.nsw.gov.au</span></a><br> <br> </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(73, 159, 200)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="http://www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(73, 159, 200)">www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au</span></a></span></span></b><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></span></p></td><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p><span><img style="width:.0104in;height:1.4375in" width="1" height="138" border="0"><u></u><u></u></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span><br></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">We wish to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters of the Shire<br> - the people of the Yuin nation and show our respect to elders past and present. </span> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote>