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No Returning To School On Monday For Wairoa Township Pupils

-please refer to the below THREE updated releases on behalf of Wairoa District Council Civil Defence:

No Returning To School On Monday For Wairoa Township Pupils - Civil Defence

Wairoa District Council has advised the Ministry for Educationthat due to the water supply problems that are currently being experienced, schools in the Wairoa township will need to closed.

So there is no returning to school on Monday for Wairoa township pupils – this also applies to kohanga reos, kura kaupapa, kindergartens and childcare centres.

People heading back to work on Monday in the township will also be affected by the loss of water supply.

Wairoa District Council engineers and contractors arecontinuing to work on the pipeline and temporary arrangements are in place to continue supply to householdsuntil the pipeline is fixed.

Council would like people to continue to conserve water, avoid unnecessary ablutions, doing the laundry, putting on the dishwasher and consider their home water storage options.


SUNDAY WATER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS FORWAIROA RESIDENTS
– CIVIL DEFENCE

For Sunday 1 May 2011 water will be pumped into the township supply network to allow residents to replenish household water stores and carry out general household tasks at the following approximate times.

Sunday morning – between 7am and 9am

Sunday morning – between noon and 1pm (this will rely on replenishment of the boundary tanks)

Sunday evening – between 6pm and 8pm

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A water tanker will be based at the Clyde Hotel carpark on Queen Street for residents wanting to top up their household water supplies as the following times:

Sunday morning – from 10am to 12noon

Sunday afternoon – from 3pm and 5pm

Since the tanker can carry only a set amount of water, Council advises that rationing of no more than 20 litres per person will be allowed.

Council would still like people to continue to conserve water, avoid unnecessary ablutions, doing the laundry, putting on the dishwasher and consider their home water storage options.

Portaloos have also been placed outside the public toilets at Clyde Court and River Parade west for general use.

In the meantime, Council engineers and contractors are continuing to work on the break in the pipeline

WAIROA RESIDENTS URGED TO SWITCH OFF HOT WATER CYLINDERS
– CIVIL DEFENCE

Wairoa District Council is advising people to switch off hot water cylinders to avoid burning out the heater.

For residents who have a header tank in the roof – there is no issue.

For residents who have NO header tank in the roof, SWITCH OFF the hot water cylinder as there may not be water in the cylinder and there is a possibility that the element may be burned out.

For more information phone Wairoa District Council on 838-7309.


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