Technical fault after heavy rain: germs found - water in the Bavarian city has to be boiled
Created: 09/17/2022, 10:46 am
By: Katarina Amtmann
In parts of Tirschenreuth, the water must now be boiled (symbol image) © IMAGO / Dean Pictures
Whether for preparing drinks, food or brushing teeth - in a town in the Upper Palatinate the water now has to be boiled.
Tirschenreuth - On Thursday (September 15th) the public utilities announced important information for the residents of Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate.
Germs in water in Tirschenreuth: water must be boiled
"In the course of testing the drinking water, microbiological contamination (germs) was found at sampling points in the public water supply," says a press release.
The water no longer meets the requirements of the Drinking Water Ordinance.
The cause was a technical fault during a heavy rain event, it is said.
For some parts of the city, the health department is therefore ordering a boiling ban for precautionary reasons until there are bacteriologically perfect drinking water results.
That means: The water has to be boiled once.
Affected are:
Urban area of Tirschenreuth
brick hut
courtyards
Haid
Pilmersreuth on the street
Brickworks near Frauenreuth
Hohenwald
Rothenburg
Großklenau
Lengenfeld
Zeidlweid
sawmill
Mooslohe
Kleinklenau
wage seat
Gebhardtshöhe
Pilmersreuth am Wald
Haidhof
All other parts of Tirschenreuth that are not mentioned are not affected, the press release continues.
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As a precaution, only boiled tap water or mineral water should be used for the following purposes: "Water for drinking, for preparing drinks, for preparing food, especially for babies, the elderly and sick people, for washing salads, vegetables and fruit, for brushing teeth and for oral hygiene
water for cleaning objects intended to come into contact with food."
Untreated tap water can be used for bathing and showering, household cleaning, toilet flushing and so on.
According to the municipal utility, measures have already been taken and further tests are being carried out.
As soon as boiling is no longer necessary, the municipal utilities will announce this immediately.
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