Pukerimu Raw Water intake
Water is sourced from the Waikato River just downstream of the Cambridge WWTP, and treated at the Parallel Road WTP. A number of customers are supplied directly from the raw water pipeline. Provision of untreated water to customers may, even if notified to customers as being unfit for drinking, may be in violation of the current drinking water regulations. Treatment processes include alum coagulation, rapid gravity sand filters, pH correction, powdered activated carbon dosing and chlorine gas disinfection. WDC plan to add a UV treatment process to ensure DWSNZ2005 (REVISED 2008) compliance requirements can be met. Provision is made for this in the LTCCP. Treated water is stored in reservoirs at the Parallel Road WTP, Cox Road and Ohaupo. Ohaupo residents have a fully reticulated “on demand” pressure supply from WDC, and improvements to the reticulation have been designed to manage the pressure and service growth areas in Ohaupo. Rural customers on the water supply have a “trickle feed” restricted supply and are advised to provide their own 24 hour on site storage and pressure booster pumps. The scheme was originally constructed as a private supply
Also the Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Plant is just over the fence.
Please replace out of sight