City Retains Aa Rating For Water Quality
12 SEPTEMBER 2012
For Immediate Release
Hamiltonians are drinking some of the best water in the country.
Hamilton City Council has been given an ‘Aa’ water quality rating by the Ministry of Health in the 2011-2012 Annual
Survey of municipal water supplies. The rating covers the Hamilton Water Treatment Plant, as well as the Hamilton City
and Temple View water supply areas.
The survey is carried out by district health boards across the nation on all municipal water supplies to ensure they
meet Drinking Water New Zealand Standards, governed by the Health (Drinking-Water) Amendment Act 2007. Drinking water
supplies which receive an 'Aa' grading are described by the Ministry of Health as “completely satisfactory with an
extremely low level of risk”.
Tim Harty, Council’s City Waters Manager, says the Aa rating is the result of the hard work and commitment of the City
Waters team.
“City Waters staff pride themselves on delivering a vital core service to our city and its residents, and the Aa rating
recognizes their delivery of best practice and use of the grading system to continually refine and improve our processes
and systems,” says Mr Harty.
“High-quality clean water is something our City Waters staff members strive for, and Hamiltonians can be confident in
the water we are providing to them.” Hamilton has retained an Aa water quality rating for more than 20 years.
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