Boil Water Notice for Eighty-Eight Valley Supply

 

BOIL WATER NOTICE TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL

04 February 2022

Tasman District Council has issued a boil water notice for residents connected to the Eighty-Eight Valley water supply south of Richmond. 

Heavy rain has increased turbidity in the water that supplies the valley’s water treatment plant making it potentially unsafe, so as a precaution a Boil Water Notice has been issued. 

Residents are also being asked to conserve water wherever possible to limit the amount of dirty water that is drawn into their storage tanks and pipes. 

 

EIGHTY EIGHTY VALLEY WATER SUPPLY SOUTH OF RICHMOND  BOIL WATER 

People should boil all water used for: 

• Drinking  
• Food preparation 
• Mixing cold beverages 
• Utensil washing and food preparation 
• Brushing your teeth 
• Pets 
• Ice making 

Water should be brought to a rolling boil (where bubbles appear in the center and do not disappear when the water is stirred) for one minute or boil a full electric jug until it switches off. 

Cool the water (do not use ice cubes to do this) and pour into clean container with a lid and refrigerate until needed. 

It is likely that the boil water notice will be in place until Tuesday 8 February but will be dependent on how quickly the source water recovers from the current rainfall event. Updated information will be posted on the council website, Facebook page and Twitter. 

Please note that nearly all household filters provide no protection against bacterial contamination. If you have an under the sink carbon filter or cartridge filter, you still need to boil your water. 

For further information please call the Council on 03 543 8400.

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