Fight not over for chlorine-free water

“For decades, Busselton has been the only major city in Australia to drink chemical-free water but yesterday that changed when the Water Board began the process of phasing in chlorine.

Busselton's water treatment

“The board says the decision was made to protect residents from harmful bacteria but local resident Margaret Farquharson says it is an archaic method which has been overtaken internationally by safer water management strategies.

” ‘We really intend to continue fighting because we feel that chlorine is not the best method of disinfecting our water,’ she said.

” ‘Busselton Water’s had little units built to house the chlorine disinfection process and they can simply remove the chlorine stuff and put in the other one.’”

Read More: ABC News

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