East Otago locals frustrated over contaminated water response
Residents in two East Otago towns are frustrated they do not know when they can drink water out of their taps and not a tanker. Yesterday people in Waikouaiti and Karitane were told to stop drinking, cooking and preparing food using tap water due to toxic levels of lead. The levels were discovered in mid-December but the alert went to a Dunedin City Council staff member who was on holiday and they weren't picked up until the new year. While many are resigned to their new water collection, frustration and anger is bubbling away over communication delays that left residents in the dark for weeks. Tess Brunton has been speaking to residents and filed this report from Karitane.