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Sils lifts water restrictions, tap water is safe for human consumption again

The local council confirmed that the applied treatment reduced turbidity to accepted levels, following an incident that affected around 2,000 residents.

Close-up of a tap filling a clear glass of water, symbolizing the restoration of the service.
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Close-up of a tap filling a clear glass of water, symbolizing the restoration of the service.

The Sils Town Council has lifted the tap water consumption restrictions in place since last Wednesday, after Public Health confirmed that turbidity levels had been successfully reduced to acceptable values.

The Sils Town Council announced that residents can once again use tap water for drinking and cooking. This decision, made in agreement with Public Health, follows successful treatment efforts over the past few days that reduced turbidity to "admitted values" within the network.
The restrictions were implemented last Wednesday after an "exceptional" accumulation of sediments in the catchment wells, caused by intense storm rains, contaminated the groundwater. The measure affected approximately 2,000 residents in part of the urban center, prompting the council to provide a tanker truck for water distribution.
In a new decree, the council stated that analysis results taken on Sunday confirmed the "absence of indicator parameters," ensuring the water is "properly disinfected." Furthermore, turbidity data collected this Tuesday also met the required parametric values.
The Town Council emphasized that it is actively working on executing preventive measures to avoid a recurrence of a similar episode in the future, particularly in the event of severe weather conditions or new storms.

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