The case in summary: A discharge of detergent from the Vindin waterworks led to residents of Øystre Slidre in the interior being asked not to use the water. Around 400 households with approximately 1,000 people were affected by the situation. The municipality set up a crisis team and stopped the water supply to schools, kindergartens and public health institutions. All mains have been emptied of water and the municipality is in the process of flushing and cleaning. Analysis results from the water show that the water is declared healthy. The spill occurred in connection with a washing process internally at the facility, and the contaminated water was mistakenly sent out into the network. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Analysis results from the water in the Vindin waterworks show that the water is declared healthy. The municipality will announce this on its website at around 15:00 on Thursday. The substance that has ended up in the water is a mixture of caustic soda and soap, the municipality says. Earlier in the day, residents of Øystre Slidre in Innlandet were asked not to use water after a leak of detergent from the Vindin waterworks was discovered. Around 400 households with 1,000 people are connected to the drinking water that was contaminated. – It is recommended to drain the water for 15 minutes before use. If the water is brown, drain until it runs clear. The water can be gray as a result of a lot of air. There is no need to boil the water, reports the municipality after the water was declared healthy. DETERGENT: Residents of Øystre Slidre municipality are asked not to use water after a spill of a mixture of caustic soda and soap has been discovered. Photo: Stine Bækkelien / news Got control – There has been no feedback about symptoms, says mayor of Øystre Slidre municipality Bjarne Budal. He says that they set up a crisis team at around 9 o’clock, and have since then been working on an investigation of the situation. – We were able to stop the water supply to the schools, kindergartens and public health institutions early on, and are running water out to them, says Budal. All mains were drained of water and the municipality worked on flushing and cleaning. The water flows into the river Vinda. Photo: Stine Bækkelien / news Different day in the kindergarten It was a different day for the children and the staff at Heggebø Outdoor Kindergarten. They are among those connected to the waterworks. The children could not play with water from the tap today, and therefore used the water in the gutter instead. Chairman of the nursery Thea Jarstadmarken says that the nursery has contingency plans for situations where they do not have access to water. – The children think it’s a bit strange that we can’t wash our hands in the sink, she says. – But it couldn’t have happened on a better day. This is an open-air kindergarten, and today the weather is sunny and glorious. We have planned to be outside most today, said Jarstadmarken. Thea Jarstadmarken, director of Heggebø Outdoor Kindergarten. Photo: Stine Bækkelien / news Error with the data management – Something has happened with the data management that should not have happened and that has never happened before, said Gjermund Skrindsrud. He is the contact person at Vindin Vassverk. He says that the discharge occurred in connection with a washing process internally at the facility, and that the contaminated water was sent out into the network by mistake. Gjermund Skrindsrud, contact person at Vindin Vassverk. Photo: Stine Bækkelien / news The leak was discovered early this morning, and the waterworks was then shut down immediately. At the same time, both the municipality and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority were notified. – We don’t know the reason, and it really shouldn’t happen, says Skrindsrud.
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Detergent in the water in Øystre Slidre – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
