Boil water germs in drinking water in Freising

High bacterial load of drinking water in the Bavarian town of Freising: boil drinking water!

06/23/2013

In the Upper Bavarian city of Freising, routine checks revealed that drinking water is contaminated with germs that can trigger diarrhea and other illnesses.

Reason of contamination unclear
The health department Freising sounds the alarm. After routine checks, the authorities told the district residents to boil their drinking water. So far, it was unknown how the pollution came about. Affected by the limit is exceeded, according to the Landratsamt Freising the area of ​​water supply Hallertau, with the exception of the city of Mainburg. Concerned citizens can inform themselves at the Zweckverband Hallertau under the telephone number: 08752/868590.

Abkochgebot pronounced
The public health department of Freising and Zweckverband Wasserversorgung Hallertau have issued a cooling-off bid for drinking water for the affected areas. The following two items have been published on the website of Landratsamt Freising: „1. Water, which is taken from the facilities of the special purpose associations - except for the city of Mainburg - may from now on for immediate consumption (drinking water), for the preparation of food and drinks (juices, baby food, ice cream, ice cubes, etc.) or in the treatment of Food (eg washing salad and vegetables) can only be used when boiled (until it bubbles).“ and „2. objects in contact with food, such as Dishes and drinking utensils can be cleaned in automatic dishwashers at a temperature of 60 ° C or above. If no appropriate cleaning is possible, boiled water must be used immediately. Ensure complete drying after cleaning.“ In addition, chlorine is temporarily added to the drinking water for disinfection within the permissible limits of the Drinking Water Ordinance.

Drinking water in Germany very good
Although there are always cases in which there is too high a bacterial load or other impurities in drinking water, the quality of tap water in Germany is generally very good. For example, a report on the drinking water quality of the Federal Ministry of Health and the German Federal Environment Agency (UAB) last year confirmed that tap water in this country was of exceptionally good quality. Only rarely have limit values ​​for larger waterworks been exceeded, as stated in the test report. The values ​​for lead, copper and cadmium were problematic, even if there was no direct health risk for the end user. (Ad)