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Wastewater overflow notifications

Wastewater overflows pose a serious risk to public health and our environment and need to be fixed immediately.

Most wastewater blockages (and subsequent overflows) occur when people flush things down their toilets or sinks that they shouldn’t like wet wipes, fats and cooking oils. Wastewater overflows can also occur when stormwater enters the wrong pipes during heavy rain due to faulty gully traps or damaged infrastructure.

If a wastewater overflow has occurred, please notify us.

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Wastewater Overflow Notification - Harlech Glen, Bethlehem

Event date: 12/06/2025 8:00 am Export event

Overflow Notification

This is to notify you that a wastewater overflow has occurred at Harlech Glen, Bethlehem, on 12 June 2025.

The overflow was a result of paper/pada/wipes. This will have impacted Bethlehem Heights Reserve stormwater pond, Carmichael Stormwater Reserve, and the Tauranga Harbour.

Current Actions

Council staff and contractors have cleared the blockage, disinfected the area, and put up warning signs at public access points within the stormwater pond located in the Bethlehem Heights Reserve.

Water quality sampling will be undertaken next week, weather permitting.

Further Information

Contact Tauranga City Council on 07 577 7000.

Posted: Jun 12, 2025,

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