Hautere Water Treatment Plant upgrade
Providing a continuous supply of high quality and compliant water to the Hautere and Te Horo communities is a high priority for the Council. Council’s aim is to increase resilience and ensure we can consistently provide high quality water.
Since June 2021 we have been working to upgrade the Hautere water treatment plant processes to remove turbidity and ensure access to safe drinking water. This mahi is part of Council’s overall Water Safety & Resilience Programme.
This $1.59 million project is being carried out over two stages – securing the water supply, and ensuring quality drinking water.
Stage one | Stage two | Precautionary boil water notice | Related links |
Stage one: Securing water supply
This stage includes the drilling and development of new bores, the installation of the wellhead pipework, raw water pipeline and electrical components.
Three new bores (two production bores and one monitoring bore) were drilled in early 2022. The wellhead and pipework are being installed in March 2022. The pipes will then be tested and backfilled, then a section of above-ground pipework (valves and sample points) and power connections will be installed. The new bores are due to come online in late May.
Stage two: Ensuring quality drinking water
This stage includes a water treatment plant upgrade to meet compliance with current drinking water standards.
This stage is currently in the early design stages and Council is looking at various procurement options.
Precautionary boil water notice for Hautere/Te Horo
Hautere/Te Horo water supply customers are currently under a Precautionary Boil Water Notice. This notice is likely to be in place until stage one of the Hautere Water Treatment Plant Upgrade is completed. Currently, we expect stage one to be completed by the end of May 2022.
Read more about the Boil Water Notice.