North Bruce – Boil water & aluminium reminder

Council reminds people on North Bruce water schemes that a boil water notice and an aluminium advisory is in place.

About the boil water notice

Council advices anyone using water from their tap for consumption (including teeth cleaning and food preparation such as washing fruit and vegetables) to boil it for 1 minute before it is used.

North Bruce residents can fill up clean containers from the public tap at the Waihola Domain, situated behind the public toilets.

Council has been working with an independent water engineer to improve processes at the Moa Flat and North Bruce water treatment plants. Council has started an Organic Carbon Filtration trial at the Moa Flat plant and we hope this will be a successful solution to lift both of the boil water notices. However, this trial will need to run for three months before we are confident of long-term success. If this does not work, we will work with the Rural Water Scheme Committee on further options.

You can read our boil water FAQs at www.cluthadc.govt.nz/boil-water-faqs

About the aluminium advisory

An advisory is in place after a drinking water sample has returned results with an aluminium level exceeding the drinking water standard of 1mg/L.

This advisory will remain in place while treatment plant improvements are implemented. The most recent exceedance had a reading of 3.57 mg/l at North Bruce Waihola Reservoir Inlet on 28 November 2024.

We recommend that you flush a mugful or two of water from your drinking water tap each morning prior to boiling your water for consumption.

Advice received is that no health effects would be expected at these levels of aluminium exposure, even if water was consumed over extended periods of time. This includes effects for people with kidney disease, infants, and children.

You can read more about the water advisory by visiting Council's frequently asked questions page

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