The failed dam threatening Wairoa's drinking water has been brought under control.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it is pleased the Eastland Group has regained control of the Waihi Dam, which has been discharging silt into the Waiau River since before Christmas.
The discharge began after a sluice gate was damaged in a storm late last year.
Sediment levels1000 per cent higher than normal were detected in the river, causing costly mitigation by the Wairoa Water Treatment Plant..
The regional council issued an abatement notice on Christmas Eve and January 6th but the damage to the dam gate was prevented it being fully closed.