Sickness & frustration as Napier's water supply chlorinated indefinitely

Sickness & frustration as Napier's water supply chlorinated indefinitelyGRANT MATTHEW/STUFF Napier inhabitants are reporting frustration & sickness after the rest of the city's drinking water supply was chlorinated next an Ecoli discovery. Napier inhabitants are reporting frustration & sickness after the rest of the city's drinking water supply was chlorinated next an Ecoli discovery. All of Napier's drinking water supply except Otatara & Puketapu had been chlorinated ever ever probably, while Ecoli was once more found in the system. "This time after having moved suburbs (& water supply) our tap water is Extremely rank our cats will not drink it - & I've seen the buggers drink from some manky-looking puddles before. Documents launched to Stuff under the formal data Act in August uncovered which Drinking Water Assessors told the council in July it was unsuccessful to meet national Drinking Water levels.

Napier water standards "critically low", supply can run out tonight

Napier inhabitants have been urged to conserve water, by the city's reservoirs at "critically low" standards. Napier inhabitants were warned their water can run out by tonight, after a warm weekend saw the city's reservoirs down critically low. Napier's water is drawn from the Heretaunga aquifer, & dispersed out of a reticulated water supply. This caution comes days after the city's water supply was dosed by chlorination for an indefinte period. Napier isn't the just ambit being shock by low water standards - the balmy weekend meant water users in Fresh Plymouth & Wellington were faced by restrictions.

E.Coli found in small drinking water supply in Hastings

as declared in E.Coli found in small drinking water supply in HastingsSTEPHEN BARKER portion of Hastings' water supply has been chlorinated until more notice next a positive Ecoli reading. Chlorination has been added to a Hastings' water supply servicing 24 properties after Ecoli was disclosed. On Wednesday, Hastings territory Council said the Parkhill supply, that services 24 properties, was chlorinated from this morning after a "routine water Analysis" returned a positive result for faecal matter. The reticulation system was being been flushed to ensure chlorine was throughout the system & influenced properties had been individually visited, the council said. The positive result comes 5 days after faecal matter was found in Napier's Otatara reservoir.

collected by :Lucy William