Uralla residents won't be able to access bottled water on Christmas day, so are being advised to stock up.
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Over the past five days over 150,000 litres of bottled water - which equates to about 40 litres per resident of the town and its surrounds - has been distributed to Uralla residents, after the bottled water alert was issued due to higher than acceptable levels of arsenic in the water supply.
"I trust that everyone has stockpiled sufficient water to get them through Christmas because on Christmas Day no water will be available for distribution," Council's Acting General Manager said.
"After the initial distribution has been completed we are planning to scale down the delivery of water and ask that people exercise restraint in the collection of future supplies."
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"The Council is currently working hard to reduce arsenic concentrations in the treated water and will provide confirmation on its progress after New Year's Day.
"Until the Council can provide confirmation that the town water supply meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, the bottled water alert will remain in place."
