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Compensation for households due to faecal water

From Saturday, the water will only be distributed by the municipal utilities in Krassnigstraße.

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The task force met a total of 14 times due to the contaminated drinking water in Klagenfurt. And while 70,000 of the 100,000 inhabitants can already consume the water again, the rest still have to wait. "It will take at least another two weeks," says Stadtwerke board member Erwin Smole.

The contaminated drinking water in the state capital is far from being cleared up. While 70,000 of the 100,000 inhabitants can already consume the water again, the rest still have to wait. "It will take at least another two weeks," says Stadtwerke board member Erwin Smole. The reason for this: "There must be no elevated levels for five days in a row. Then there will be two more three-day waits for approval. That takes time."

Many regions have already been cleared, but not the west.

(Bild: Krone KREATIV)

And although 30,000 people in Klagenfurt still have to do without their drinking water, the help of the army is no longer needed. "From Saturday, water will only be distributed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the municipal utilities in Krassnig-Straße. Villach is providing us with a mobile UV system for this purpose," says Smole. He also makes it clear that there will be no restrictions on distribution. "Everyone can take as much as they want." 500,000 liters of water have already been distributed.

26 million liters of water flow through Klagenfurt every day, "only one eighth was contaminated on 20 September." This is likely to have happened in the west of the city. For this reason, the districts have not yet been released and are still being sampled daily, just like all other parts of the city. Up to 100 samples are taken every day. 

While Mayor Christian Scheider is campaigning for compensation for households, expert Hans-Peter Hutter warns against negligent handling of the contaminated water: "Although illness is not to be expected, a doctor should be consulted in an emergency." To date, only one family has suffered from gastrointestinal problems.