A boil water warning has been given in Governors Bay, following the discovery of E coli in the Banks Peninsula township's water supply today.
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The Christchurch City Council said it was possible heavy rain in the area, near the head of Lyttelton Harbour, over Easter weekend caused the contamination of a reservoir that supplied water to about 350 properties in the area - but this was yet to be confirmed.
Council spokesperson John Mackie said the presence of E coli in the water supply was confirmed by the laboratory this morning, after samples were taken yesterday.
Mr Mackie said it would be chlorinating the water to kill the E coli, but this would take a couple of days.
The Canterbury District Health Board said it had not had any notifications of people being sick as a result of the contamination.