Water Reticulation

Aim

To provide a good quality, fully compliant and potable water supply to as many of our communities as possible.

Faults/Failures

For service faults/failures contact maintenance contractors:

After Hours Call Free 0800 807 049

Scope

There are currently 4400 individual properties connected to water supplies. Five public water supplies are in existence, namely the Greymouth area supply extracting water from the Grey River at Coal Creek, the Runanga/Rapahoe water scheme extracting water from the gravels of Coal Creek, the Stillwater scheme extracting water from the Grey River, the Blackball scheme extracting water from Blackball Creek, and the Dobson-Taylorville Scheme extracting water from the gravels on Omotutapu Island (in the Grey River).

Total length of reticulation = 148.028km

The old Greymouth intake at Omoto is still in existence and is being retained for emergency – (life-lines) purposes. A private water scheme exists for Cashmere Bay whilst all other areas are served through rainwater tanks or private bores. A natural supply at the ex Milk Plant in Smith Street, Greymouth, is also available for emergency use.

Other known private schemes exist at Ahaura, Gladstone, Nelson Creek and Moana:

• Nelson Creek properties on private scheme - 10
• Ahaura properties on private scheme - 45
• Gladstone properties on private scheme - 24
• Moana properties on private scheme - 15