What's up with the water in Tasman?
What's the go with drinking water across Tasman? For the majority, there are no issues with your drinking water and you don't need to boil or conserve it. However there are a few townships with boil water notices and two conserve water notices in place.
Tapawera is the only council water supply currently on a temporary boil water notice, plus there are permanent boil water notices in place for Dovedale, Eighty Eight Valley and Redwoods 1 and 2. There are also conserve water notices in place for Eighty Eight Valley and Redwoods 1 (Golden Hills).
We also recommend that anyone who has been affected by flooding and has a private bore as their water supply, boil their water for the time being – especially if you are in the Motueka area.
If you are not on one of these five council water supplies, or do not have a private bore, then you do not need to boil your water.
Monday updates on specific water supplies with issues:
Tapawera: We are beginning to see improvements in the source water quality at the treatment plant, although it has not yet returned to normal. While the chlorine and UV treatment processes are operational, they are currently unable to effectively treat the water leaving the plant. Once we observe further improvements, we will carry out water sampling at the plant and within the distribution to ensure the water is safe to drink before lifting the boil water notice. This sampling will take place over several days, and all results must be clear of bacteria before the boil water is lifted.
Eighty Eight Valley: With the improved weather and receding water levels, we are now able to investigate the cause of the reduce water flow to the treatment plant and address any pipeline breaks. This process will take some time, so we ask residents to continue conserving water as we are not yet supplying water from the reservoirs to your property. A permanent boil water notice is also in place for this scheme.
Dovedale: The conserve water notice is now lifted however while the power issue has been resolved, the treatment plant only began operating again yesterday following clearance of the silt and debris. Full restoration of supply throughout the network is unlikely for another day or two due to pipeline airlocks. Crews are working to resolve these issues today and tomorrow. A permanent boil water notice is also in place for this scheme.
Redwoods 1 (Golden Hills): A short-term conserve notice has recently been put in place while a minor issue at the treatment plant is resolved. Residents may notice their tanks are not filling however it is expected that normal supply will be resumed this afternoon.