EMSD announces latest sampling results for legionella at fresh water cooling towers
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The cooling towers in which the five samples were collected in August are located at Waterside Plaza, 38 Wing Shun Street, Tsuen Wan; Man Shing Building, 23 Tso Kung Square, Tsuen Wan; Wing Loong Building, 260-266 Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha Wan; 19-33 Hong Keung Street, San Po Kong; and 77-81 Parkes Street, Yau Ma Tei. The EMSD has issued nuisance notices under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance to the owners of the cooling towers requiring appropriate disinfection work to be done. Disinfection of the cooling towers in these five cases has already been completed by the owners. Details of these five cases can be found in Annex 2. The EMSD publishes the latest statistics of the above information on a half-monthly basis on its website
(www.emsd.gov.hk/en/other_regulatory_services/cooling_towers/water_sampling/index.html).
The EMSD reminds the owners of fresh water cooling towers that they have the responsibility to design, operate and maintain cooling towers properly. They should arrange regular inspections, timely maintenance and periodic testing of the water quality in their cooling towers in accordance with the Code of Practice for Fresh Water Cooling Towers issued by the department to prevent the proliferation of legionella.
Ends/Thursday, September 7, 2017
Issued at HKT 14:00
Issued at HKT 14:00
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