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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 - Watling Street

Event date: 16/04/2026 8:00 am Export event

Overflow Notification

This is to notify you that a wastewater overflow has occurred at Watling Street, Tauranga on 16 April 2026.

The overflow was a result of fat. This will have impacted the Tom Muir Drive stormwater ponds, Kopurererua Valley, open drain, and Kopurererua Stream.

Current Actions

Council staff and contractors are clearing the blockage, investigating the cause, disinfecting the area, and putting up warning signs along prominent access points to the Kopurererua Valley reserve.

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

Further Information

Contact Tauranga City Council on 07 577 7000.

Posted: Apr 17, 2026,

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