ASHBURTON: 31 May 2021 - Ashburton
District residents are urged to avoid coming into contact
with floodwater, as the Ashburton wastewater pond treatment
facility on Wilkins Road has flooded.
Potentially
contaminated water is now mixing with floodwater downstream
from Wilkins Road located outside Tinwald. Ashburton
District Council advises that this is a public health
risk.
People should avoid all contact with floodwater
and assume that it is contaminated.
If you do come
into contact with flood waters, change out of any wet
clothes and shoes and put them aside to be washed later.
Wash skin that has come into contact with floodwaters, and
wash your hands as soon as you reasonably can – or use an
alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
Information from
Community & Public Health can be found here
Further
advice on managing safely and cleaning up after flooding can
be found here
Need
to report an issue or help?
For emergencies, please
call 111 first to access applicable emergency
services.
For all other urgent support and assistance
enquiries, contact the Council on 03 307
7700.
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