ANGLIAN Water will use ultraviolet light to kill parasites currently contaminating tap water in the Daventry area.
The company is installing three units at the Pitsford Water Treatment Works which will shine ultraviolet rays into the water, rendering the cryptosporidium parasite harmless.
However, it could still be a matter of a couple of weeks before the supp
ly is safe to drink and Anglian Water is advising customers to continue boiling tap water until further notice.
A spokesman for Anglian Water said: "We have brought in three ultraviolet units and this is a well known technology for rendering cryptosporidium harmless."
"We have to go through a very thorough testing of the water to make sure it is back to up to the excellent quality of tap water.
"We have numerous resources in terms of man hours in terms of installing the UV light equipment and finding out the cause. The investigations into how the parasite got into the water is still on-going.
"We would like to apologise to customers for any inconvenience caused by these problems and we hope they feel reassured that we are doing everything we can to return the tap water to the high standards we had previously."
Anglian Water has also confirmed provisional plans to set up an information service at Daventry District Council's offices, but nothing formal has yet been announced.
