20 March 2025
Lisa Crook
Via email
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ail: [FYI request #30161 email]
Kia ora
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS
ACT 1987 (LGOIMA) – TREATED WASTEWATER TO AUCKLAND DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
Your request
On 20 February 2025, we received your request for information. In particular, your request was as follows:
Dear Watercare Services Limited,
Please advise the following;
1. Is Watercare returning any treated waste water to the Auckland drinking water supply?
2. If yes (Q1), when did this begin?
3. If yes (Q1), what notifications or consents have been obtained?
4. If yes (Q1), was this a public notification?
5. If yes (Q1), what safeguards are in place to ensure no contamination of Auckland water supply
wil occur?
6. If yes (Q1), what was the cost to ratepayers to implement the system?
Yours faithfully,
Lisa Crook
Our response
We provide our response to your specific questions in the order of your request.
1. Is Watercare returning any treated waste water to the Auckland drinking water supply?
No, Watercare is not returning any treated wastewater to the Auckland drinking water supply.
2. If yes (Q1), when did this begin?
3. If yes (Q1), what notifications or consents have been obtained?
4. If yes (Q1), was this a public notification?
5. If yes (Q1), what safeguards are in place to ensure no contamination of Auckland water supply wil
occur?
6. If yes (Q1), what was the cost to ratepayers to implement the system?Al records relating to Work
Orders for work carried out at the address 14 Delamare Court, Sunnynook, Auckland 0632, from 1
January 2015 onwards.
Our response to question 1 is no, therefore, we have not provided an individual response to your questions
2 to 6.
Other matters
I would also like to provide you a link of our website where you can find general wastewater questions,
including its collection and treatment at Watercare:
Wastewater FAQs.
Further options
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Yours sincerely
Jonathan Piggot
Head of Wastewater
