Tanjabtim Trade Office Finds Dozens Of Re-filled Drinking Water Depots Contaminated With E.coli Bacteria

Head of the Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency Trade Office Muhammad Awaludin. (photo: dock. intermediate)

JAMBI- The Trade Office of Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency (Tanjabtim), Jambi, noted that the results of the team's examination to the field stated that dozens of drinking water depots were refilled in the Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteria. "People who usually consume refilled drinking water must be careful, because the results of our team's examination in the Tanjung Jabung Timur area were found in dozens of refilled drinking water depots containing E.coli bacteria," said Head of the Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency Trade Office Muhammad Awaludin, Saturday, April 8, quoted by Antara. The findings, there were several drinking water depots (DAM) in the Muara Sabak Barat sub-district that officers examined were proven to contain E.coli bacteria where these bacteria could cause serious diseases, one of which was diarrhea.

The results of the examination of bacteria polluted drinking water depots in West Sabak District were that the presence of bacteria in gallons of refilled water was caused by several factors, namely from their polluted raw water, processing tools that were not in accordance with standards and people were not healthy plus people who did not understand sanitation. "So it does not guarantee that gallon water is ready to be drunk and should have been boiled first before being drunk," said Awaludin. He also said that his party together with related parties would invite drinking water depot business actors and his party asked them to test the gallon of their products to the laboratory at least once every three months and we also cooperated with related parties to help carry out supervision and guidance.