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Week commencing Thursday, 17 March | 2016 | Edition 820
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Water worries SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has refuted claims by a Yangan resident of poor water quality in her area. Yangan resident Lyn Gynther said she had been fighting an ongoing battle with Southern Downs Regional Council Warwick “for years now” which could see her lose her house following council action for unpaid rates. “The water at the property we own in Yangan is undrinkable and periodically black, muddy in colour and normally urine coloured when you fill up a jug or vanity basin,” she said. In a letter to the SFT Mrs Gynther said “last year six of my kan-
garoo joeys nearly died from camphylobactor and I have heard people talking in the Medical Centre in Warwick that patients had also contracted camphylobactor during the same period of time”. “As a wildlife carer I have never had as many ill joeys with gastrointestinal problems as I have had at this property,” she said. However Southern Downs Regional Council’s Chief Executive Officer, David Keenan, disputed the claims. “Council first investigated concerns about the water supply at Mrs Gynther’s property in January 2011,” he said “The diagnosis at that time was that the internal plumbing was non-
compliant or not installed correctly; the filtration system had been bypassed, and filters removed, and there was inappropriate plumbing to service the needs of her animals. “Advice to this effect was provided to Mrs Gynther, along with suggested actions and alternative solutions that could be taken to improve the situation. “Council received a further complaint from Mrs Gynther in May 2015, following which Council’s Water and Waste Water team carried out water quality tests. The results of these tests were compliant with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.” Mrs Gyther said the council had decided to auction her property in May this year for overdue rates.
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