Martinborough town water information
Post-incident communications
- 5 September – Martinborough Water Incidents – Lessons Learned Report
- 5 September – Answers to questions raised by Martin Freeth at 7 August Council Meeting
- 1 July – Chlorination of the Martinborough water supply – towards resilience
Martinborough Incident 9 April 2019
- 17 May – Boil water notice lifted for Martinborough
- 13 May – SWDC chlorinates Martinborough’s town water supply
- 11 May – Update on Martinborouh Town Water Flushing – Day Six
- 10 May – Update on Martinborough Town Water Flushing – Day Five
- 9 May – Update on Martinborough water town network flushing – Day Four
- 8 May – Update on Martinborough water town network flushing – Day Three
- 6 May – Update on Martinborough water town network flushing – Day One/Green Zone
- 3 May – Martinborough water outages – 6-11 May – confirmed times
- 2 May – Martinborough town water supply – more information about the isolated discolouration event overnight
- 2 May – Martinborough town water supply – discolouration
- 30 April – MARTINBOROUGH WATER PIPES FLUSHING NOTICE: 6 May to 11 May 2019
- 24 April – Update – SWDC approves temporary chlorination from 13 May 2019
- 16 April – Update – boil water notice continues, message from your mayor
- 12 April – Update 3 All drinking water must be boiled in Martinborough until further notice
- 11 April – Update 2 – All drinking water must be boiled in Martinborough until further notice
- 10 April – Update 1 – All drinking water must be boiled in Martinborough until further notice
- 9 April – Boil Water Notice
Timeline of events
Timeline of past events relating to the February and April incidents
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions for users of the town water supply.
Further information
Radio New Zealand. Acting Chief Executive Jennie Mitchell talking on Morning Report 11 April. Link to audio: www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018690529/martinborough-water-infected-again
Educational article written by Mark Alllingham, Group Manager Infrastructe & Services “Understanding Martinboorugh Water Supply” [PDF]
Backflow prevention
See information on Tauranga City Council’s website – https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/water-services/water-connections/backflow-prevention
Escherichia coli (E.coli)
