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Temporary water mains fix sees water restored in Katikati

David Beck
By David Beck
Multimedia journalist·Bay of Plenty Times·
22 Jun, 2021 08:28 PM2 mins to read

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Water has been restored in Katikati. Photo / Getty Images

Water has been restored in Katikati. Photo / Getty Images

Water has been restored in Katikati after a water mains break earlier this week.

Yesterday, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council asked Katikati residents to conserve water after a large water mains break in the area placed a very large demand on the water system.

Due to the large scale of the leak, water was turned off at the top end of Busby Rd to avoid running out of water.

Initially, before the affected section of the water main was isolated, the top end of Busby Rd and residents who have connections to the cross country water mains were affected.

About 20 properties were affected. Once the break was isolated this was limited to the six properties connected to the isolated section of the water main.

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Western Bay of Plenty District Council network team leader Peter Edwards said temporary repair work was completed yesterday.

"The repair consisted of a pipe bridge suspended over the river," he said.

"This included manufacturing the pipe, drawing it across the river, suspended it by cables, and then connecting it to the existing water main. Once connected the system was thoroughly cleaned and sterilised before use."

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The temporary water main was connected about 3pm.

"Our original request for residents to conserve water for 24 hours worked well as we were able to fill the supply reservoir to normal operating levels by 3am Tuesday morning."

The main break occurred in a stream to a section of water main installed below the stream but exposed by the rains over the weekend.

"We think the main was broken when large rocks were washed down the stream with the increased flow impacting the exposed water pipe."

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The council flushed the system to remove any accidental contamination and air. Water supply was reinstated before 6pm, Edwards said.

"Residents may have experienced some milky water due to the air that always gets trapped in the pipes."

Water was available on the corner of Boyd and Hyde Sts for residents affected by the Busby Rd water shut down.

"We used this location as it was safe for residents to pull off the road and do the filling of container. We also had bottled water available upon request."

Edwards said about 50 bottles of water were distributed. A water bowser was stationed in Katikati for anyone to get additional water beyond what the bottles provided.

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