The water is drawn from a stagnant pool of the Darling River, where the government has identified toxic levels of blue-green algae. 9News
“The water is not safe to drink. I wouldn’t drink it. I tell people that stay here in our cabins not to drink it and I give them bottled water,” owner Kathy Barnes said.
Louth is just one of the small towns and vast farming properties dotted along the Lower Darling River affected by toxic algae and chronic water shortages. Here locals say their basic needs for drinking and showering water are not being met.The town gets its water pumped from a weir 5km up the river where some dregs remain.
“No, you couldn’t drink it, it has an odour to it. I won’t even brush my teeth in it. I brush my teeth with bottled water.”“We have got a son in Sydney and we were just there and it was quite strange actually just drinking the water out of the tap. We found that really weird.” “I call it an essential service really. What we live off here is the river. And if there is no water left here, or the water that is left in there is disgusting and you can’t use it, then there is something seriously wrong.”
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