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Alarm in Meißen: Legionella infestation forces 150 households to ban showers!
In Meißen the Legionella limit was exceeded. Where are the measures leading and will there be a shower container for residents?
Alarm in Meißen: Legionella infestation forces 150 households to ban showers!
In a dramatic incident in Meißen, the residents of Fellbacher Strasse and the adjacent Oeffingener Strasse were alarmed: the limit value for legionella in drinking water was exceeded - and in some cases drastically. A routine sampling revealed that an acute danger was lurking in several households. To ensure the protection of the population, immediate measures were taken, including a shower ban for around 150 households to prevent the dangerous bacteria from entering the respiratory tract via aerosols.
The excitement surrounding a possible shower container for those affected cannot be overlooked. Birgit Richter, the managing director of SEEG, a company that looks after the residential complex, commented on this and made it clear: “It is a request from individual tenants.” Whether such a container will actually arrive is currently uncertain and depends on the decisions of the apartment owners. While the facility operators are examining whether a mobile shower option can be considered, bathing remains permitted for residents - because it offers a safe alternative to hygiene.
Risk analysis and further measures
A comprehensive risk analysis is currently being carried out to determine the exact location of Legionella. Discussions with experts have already taken place and inspections of the apartments are also imminent. Claudia Winkler from SEEG announced that the pipes in the particularly affected apartments would be examined in detail. The alarming laboratory findings of the samples from the affected streets revealed a shocking 23,000 colony forming units (CFU) per 100 ml - this indicates an extremely high level of contamination. These numbers are alarming because they confirm the serious threat posed by Legionella, which can lead to serious diseases such as Legionella pneumonia.
Citizens hope that the situation will be clarified quickly. “We’ll be smarter in a week,” says Winkler optimistically. While work to combat Legionella is already underway at full speed, the boiling water requirement for drinking water remains in effect for affected households. The coming days are crucial to restoring drinking water safety and bringing an early end to the shower ban into sight.