The probe followed the negative results of water tests conducted by the CSIR in Hammanskraal.

Another study conducted by the CSIR has shown that residents with boreholes in Stinkwater, also in Hammanskraal, were not spared the health risks associated with using water from the area’s catchment area.

Water scientist Wouter le Roux said the study, concluded last year, found that water extracted from the ground, and tested for different determinants, showed a high level of E.coli.

Le Roux said the research was not meant to point fingers at people treating piped water because it never covered that area. He said many people chose not to use water delivered by trucks due to the “incorrect perception that the water in the truck is not clean”.

Source: IOL