Gore residents are being advised not to drink their tap water. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Residents in the Southland district of Gore are being told not drink tap water, after high levels of nitrate were found in the water supply.
Gore District Council said testing at Cooper's Well had revealed elevated levels of nitrate and while the health risk was low, people should avoid using tap water for drinking and food preparation as a precaution.
It said Mataura's water was unaffected.
The councils said boiling water did not remove nitrates and free drinking water would be available at the Eccles Street playground, Hokonui Drive by the fire station, Grace Church on Hamilton Street, and Wentworth Street by Talbot Street.
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