Residents sue utility over tainted water

A court in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province, confirmed that it has received a lawsuit from five residents against the city's tap water supplier, weeks after a contamination accident that affected more than 2 million people.

The five residents filed the lawsuit against the Lanzhou Veolia Water Co, a joint venture that supplies water to 2.4 million people in four districts of downtown Lanzhou, at the Chengguan district people's court in Lanzhou.

The official who confirmed receipt said the filing was received on Monday morning, but no decision has been made on whether to accept or reject it for trial. The name of the official was not given, but the person was identified as being with the court.