Recent Incidents Do-not-drink Alert for Isisford, Western Queensland Longreach Regional Council has advised residents of Isisford and surrounding areas not to use treated tap water for drinking, food and beverage preparation, brushing teeth, or making ice. This alert has been in effect since 14 October 2026. The council reported that the cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii was detected in the Isisford water supply scheme on 12 October. Boiling the water does not make it s

This week's roundup covers a precautionary boil water alert in Boulia, Queensland, disinfectant-related taste and odour complaints in south-west Sydney, continuing barium issues at Bulla in the Northern Territory, New Zealand's latest national drinking water regulation report and a Wairarapa boil water notice, and a short-lived E. coli advisory in the United States. Australia & New Zealand Guideline & regulatory updates Taumata Arowai reports gains in protozoal treatment, but