Thursday, 8 July 2021, 1:32 pm
Kāpiti Coast District Council has today removed the
precautionary boil water notice for the Hautere/Te Horo
public water supply which was issued on Sunday 27 June
2021.
The notice was put in place as a precautionary
measure following heavy rain, which made the bore water
collected from the Ōtaki river more turbid than
usual.
Infrastructure Services Group Manager Sean
Mallon says the Council has undertaken daily testing of the
public drinking water supply which supplies approximately
300 properties and is sourced from two bores that sit
alongside the Ōtaki River.
“Daily water sampling
tests have been taken from a number of key locations over
Press Release – Kapiti Coast District Council
Nearly 300 residents in the Hautere/Te Horo community on the Kāpiti Coast are being advised to boil their tap water before use as a precautionary measure following the recent heavy rainfall.
Infrastructure Services Group Manager Sean Mallon says that the poor weather conditions have made the water turbidity higher than normal.
“High turbidity makes it harder for the treatment process to kill all the micro-organisms that might be in the water and this can make the water unsafe to drink. Because of this, we are advising residents who access the Hautere/Te Horo public water supply to boil all water used for drinking, making up infant formula or ice, preparing food and cleaning teeth as a precautionary measure.
Nearly 300 residents in the Hautere/Te Horo community on the Kāpiti Coast are being advised to boil their tap water before use as a precautionary measure following the recent heavy rainfall. Infrastructure Services Group Manager Sean Mallon says that .