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Raglan residents asked to boil water
14 November 2016
Raglan residents asked to boil water as town water supply is turned back on
Waikato District Council now requires Raglan residents to boil their drinking water for the next three days.
The normally crystal clear spring that supplies the water to the treatment plant had turned discoloured, likely as a result of the earthquake. While the water that is currently in the reservoir is safe to drink, Council will begin to re-supply the water from the spring this afternoon and we are asking people to boil their drinking water for one minute over the next three days as a precautionary measure.
This is on the advice from the Ministry of Health while further tests are being carried out. We believe the risk is low but this is a safety precaution to make sure everyone is kept safe.
In the meantime, we also urge residents to continue reducing their non-essential water.
We will keep you updated if anything changes on our website www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz and on our Facebook page.
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Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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