Hydrants on dead-end water mains are flushed twice each year around April-May and Oct-Nov. The affected streets are cul de sac or no-exist streets listed below.
Flush water before drinking
Residents are reminded of the Ministry of Health recommendation to flush a mugful of water from drinking-water taps (including those with filters) each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from plumbing fittings. This is recommended for all households, including those on public and private water supplies.
A water supply interruption
Water interruptions may be planned or emergency shutdowns.
If planned our contractors will put a notice in your letterbox advising of any programmed water supply interruption.
The notice will tell you the day and time the water supply is to be turned off for maintenance or repairs. Things you may wish to do:
- store some water for general usage
- switch off the hot water cylinder or don't use your hot water
- turn off the taps to the automatic washing machine
- make sure there are no clothes or items in the sink in case a tap is left on accidentally
- turn your toby off at your boundary
- once the water is back on, turn on the closest tap to your toby, let it run for a few minutes.
Problems you may experience when the water is back on
No health concerns, this is usually air trapped in the water.
Turn on a tap on for at least 5 minutes to run it clear.
Contact us If the water is still milky after this.
Flushing of the mains has stirred up residue in the pipe.
Turn your tap on for at least 5 minutes to run it clear.
Contact us if the water is still rusty.
Toilet not refilling or water not running properly (low pressure).
An airlock or residue may have blocked part of the fillings.
Turn on your outside tap hard for a few minutes
Contact us if there's still no water.
Streets that have water main flushed
After the water-main has been flushed in your street, we recommended you run your front outside tap. This is only a precaution to prevent possible rusty water from staining your washing.
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aerodrome Rd | Anita Gv | Adair St | Aldred St | Alice St |
Awapuni Rd | Asquith St | Argyll St | Belfast Cr | Boyle Pl |
Attlee Pl | Byron St | Ash St | Central St | Coldstream Rd |
Berry St | Chichester St | Campbell St | Crawford Rd | Curie Pl |
Banks St | Claire Pl | Diana Av | Dickson St | Daphne Pl |
Birrell St | Clifton Pl | Dryden St | Endcliffe Rd | Davy Pl |
Carnarvon St | Churchill Cr | Duncan St | Forest Park Ln | Dennis St |
Childers Rd | Desmond Rd | Edward St | Harris St | Donna St |
Dunstan Rd | Elsdon Best St | Grundy St | Healey Pl | Darwin Rd |
Esplanade | Fergusson Dr | Greenwood St | Hinaki St | Edelsten Pl |
Grey St | Goldsmith St | Hillary Ht | Hauroa Rd | Einstein St |
Heron Pl | Judd St | Hill Rd | Howarth St | Gillies St |
Cheeseman Rd | Karamu St | Jellicoe St | Kingsley St | Halley St |
Hurahura Rd | Keiha St | John St | Lewis St | Hansford Ct |
Karaka St | Knox St | Justin St | Manners Ct | Hector St |
Kauri St | Kowhai St | Kennedy St | Maude St | Herschell Rd |
Konini St | Leon St | Kingfisher Dr | Norwood Rd | Heatherlea St |
Main Rd | Loisel St | Massey Rd | Vogel St | Hooper St |
Norwood Rd | Matai St | Oak St | Oxford St | Jackson St |
Ora St | Muir St | Patrick St | Queens Dr | Kara St |
Peel St | Nelson Rd | Russell St | Richardson Av | Kelvin St |
Puriri St | Noel Bull Av | Shelley Rd | Riverside Rd | Lawrence Pl |
Main Rd | Pohutakawa Gv | Stanford Cr | Ropata St | Lister Pl |
Customhouse St | Parkview Pl | Wi Pere St | Shaw St | Lorraine St |
Saleyards Rd | Rata St | Walsh St | Stevenson Ln | Lyell Rd |
Score Rd | Rimu St | Ayton St | Sunvale Cr | Magnolia St |
Scott St | School Rd | Belgium Te | Turanga St | Martin Rd |
Temple St | Steed Av | Hillview Te | Tukura Rd | Mildura Pl |
Victoria St | Titoki Pl | Howarth St | Waimata Rd | Peter Buck St |
Palmerston Rd | U'ren Pl | Waiteata St | Ralph St | |
Heta Rd | Nelson Rd | Wallis Rd | Vivian St | |
York St | Wildish St | |||
Haronga Rd | Wainui Rd | |||
Gardner Pl | Marian Dr | |||
Island Rd | Hudson St | |||
Adams Rd |