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\nA boil water notice was issued for parts of Hillsborough, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak and Three Kings on Tuesday.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Calvin Samuel\n<\/p>\n
A boil water notice for some Auckland suburbs has been lifted and is now safe to use as normal, Watercare says.<\/p>\n
The notice was issued on Tuesday for parts of Hillsborough, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak and Three Kings with about 7500 households affected.<\/p>\n
Watercare said its investigations had since confirmed the issue was caused by a specific water quality monitoring tap within its monitoring locations.<\/p>\n
“The tap has now been replaced and subsequently retested, and we can confirm it was the source of the issue.<\/p>\n
“This has been fully addressed, and there is no ongoing risk to the drinking water supply. We are satisfied that water quality is normal and meets all safety standards.”<\/p>\n
This was supported by multiple clear test results across the affected area, confirming the water supply was safe, it said.<\/p>\n
Watercare said a routine water sample taken earlier this week returned a single E coli result.<\/p>\n
It said while all other results from that sample were within normal ranges, it issued a boil-water notice as a precaution.<\/p>\n
All temporary water tankers in the area would now be stood down.<\/p>\n
Watercare said it would continue to monitor the network closely and carry out follow-up checks as part of its normal water quality assurance processes.<\/p>\n