WSD responds to media enquiries on drinking water quality in Kwai Tsing District and Tsuen Wan District
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After receiving a number of enquiries from residents of Kwai Tsing District and Tsuen Wan District about an unpleasant odour in drinking water yesterday (November 19), the WSD immediately followed up, including flushing through fire hydrants near the affected areas and providing drinking water supply to the affected districts from another supply network last night.
The WSD has been proactively liaising with the management offices of the affected housing estates to provide technical support to help them to drain away the drinking water stored in the sump and roof drinking water tanks and clean the water tanks. In addition, the WSD has deployed water wagons and/or water tanks in Kwai Tsing and Tsuen Wan Districts to provide drinking water to residents in need during the cleaning of water tanks.
WSD’s initial investigation reveals that the unpleasant odour in the drinking water in the above-mentioned districts may be related to the maintenance work at the Tsuen Wan Fresh Water Service Reservoir and the WSD is carrying out further investigations. The WSD suspended the supply of drinking water from the service reservoir last night and has taken water samples for testing. Initial results show that there was no substance in the water samples that was harmful to humans.
The WSD will continue to closely monitor the quality of water supply to ensure the safety of drinking water quality.
Ends/Monday, November 20, 2017
Issued at HKT 21:13
Issued at HKT 21:13
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