The water supply at Blue Bay did not comply with the Health Act.
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Bacteria was one of a number of reasons for the Blue Bay drinking water supply failing to meet safety standards in 2019-20.
Latest drinking water standards just released by the Ministry of Health show there were risks in the first half of last year for a water supply in Blue Bay, near Mahia.
But Wairoa District Council Mayor Craig Little said the council had no records of the water supply ever being connected to a home.
It had been disconnected since late 2018, he said.
Little said the council inherited the water supply from a private contractor and was aware it did not comply with today s standards .