The township of Wellington remains on a boil water alert issued by Dubbo Regional Council earlier this week.
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Dubbo Regional Council director of infrastructure Julian Geddes said the 'boil water alert' had been implemented as a precaution.
"Following a NSW Health instruction for Dubbo Regional Council to implement a 'boil water alert' as a precaution, council staff continue working to resolve issues with filters at the water treatment plant in Wellington," he said.
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"Improvements in readings have been made, however not quite to a level where the precautionary boil water alert can be lifted."
Council announced the alert in a post on their facebook page on Monday evening, saying the water could be made safe by bringing it to a rolling boil.
They said electric kettles with automatic shut off switches were sufficient.
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