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Te Poi Water Supply

Te Poi: Your water is safe to drink!

Amount of water: MPDC is consented to take up to 120m3/day or 120,000 litres.

The number of samples taken: 93 compliance related samples for bacterial compliance – no E.coli detected in the samples

Your water comes from here: Surface water source is the Waiomou Stream.

Hinuera Water Supply 

What we achieved:

  • Part 4 of the DWSNZ (Treatment plant)
  • Part 4 of the DWSNZ (Distribution zone)
  • Part 7 of the DWSNZ (Cyanotoxin compliance)
  • Part 8 of the DWSNZ (Chemical compliance)
 

What we didn't achieve:

  •  Part 5 of the DWSNZ (Protozoa compliance, process only)


Why we didn't achieve them:

  • Missing some data from online instruments
  • The UV strength being below the required level in some of the samples obtained
  • The required amount of UV manual samples not obtained during some weeks
 

How we're addressing it:

  • Upgrading our communication network between instruments at the treatment plant and our IT systems so that data cannot go missing
  •  District wide we have invested over $2 million to date, to upgrade treatment plant instruments and processes with more money to follow
  • Improving internal processes to ensure the required number of UV manual samples are taken