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New funding to improve water quality in remote NT communities as data shows high contamination levels
The Northern Territory government has announced a $28 million funding package for water quality in remote areas as new data shows water contamination above national guidelines in many Aboriginal communities.
Key points:
- Many NT remote communities have water contamination levels above national guidelines
- NT Government has announced $28 million to improve remote water quality
- Water minister says contaminates have been in groundwater for millions of years
The Territory’s water supplier Power and Water had not released water quality data for the past two years and only did so on Thursday after multiple requests from the ABC.
The data showed that at least 28 remote communities had levels of physical and chemical health parameters above the…
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