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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 - Humber Crescent, Gate Pa

Event date: 16/05/2025 8:00 am Export event

Overflow Notification

This is to notify you that a wastewater overflow has occurred at Humber Crescent, Gate Pa, Tauranga on 16 May 2025.

The overflow was a result of paper, wipes, and pads. This will have impacted Faulkner Street stormwater pond and the Kopurererua Stream.

Current Actions

Council staff and contractors have cleared the blockage and put out warning signs around public access to the Kopurererua Stream, including the Faulkner Street stormwater pond, Birch Avenue, and the Waikareao foreshore.

Water quality sampling will be undertaken as soon as weather permits.

Further Information

Contact Tauranga City Council on 07 577 7000.

Posted: May 19, 2025,

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