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How many, if any, breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations were found between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026?

Answered Question 3931 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • How many, if any, breaches of the Water Services (Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand) Regulations were found between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

The Water Services Authority—Taumata Arowai received the following notifications of Maximum Acceptable Value (MAV) exceedances between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026: • 42 notifications of MAV exceedances submitted for publicly registered supplies between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026 • 67 notifications of MAV exceedances submitted by laboratories in relation to publicly registered supplies between 1 January 2026 and 10 February 2026