Dear colleagues and students,
It is now the typhoon season in Macao. After typhoon, water-pumps can be damaged which may lead to large-scale water suspension. We should pay attention to the following preparation and relief measures to ensure the safety of drinking water.
During water suspension:
- Drink water that is boiled, or bottled water that is not polluted by the flood;
- Use safe and reliable water source to wash utensils and prepare food, such as designated water supply sites or bottle water that has not been immersed in polluted water;
- Bottled drinks or water which has been immersed in seawater or rainwater may not seem unusual in appearance, but they may be contaminated by polluted water that has permeated into bottles through the gaps around screw caps or pull rings, making these bottled drinks non-drinkable;
- Do not drink water from a source of which the water quality is unknown or which has been polluted, such as rain water, well water, stream water, swimming pool water, water in a toilet tank, water from melted ice in a refrigerator, etc.;
- Water from a fire hose or a fire cistern only serves the purposes of fire control and disaster relief. As the water remains static for a long period of time, the residual chlorine contained is not enough to keep the water clean. Therefore, the water is not suitable for drinking;
- Store drinking water in clean and sterilized containers or buckets, and cover them as much as possible.
- When the water supply is restored, tap water may carry unusual colour and odor. Water accumulated in pipes must be released. Tap water is only usable when it becomes clean and odourless again. If the water quality is still abnormal after releasing all the accumulated water, stop using the tap water and notify the water supply company to investigate the cause;
- Tap water should be boiled before consumption.
Source: Department of Food Safety, Municipal Affairs Bureau, Government of Macao S.A.R.
https://www.foodsafety.gov.mo/e/fsevent/detail/1a6042f4-9d5f-4bb3-bb67-5c5dfc679209
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