Kāpiti Coast District Council - earthquakes felt in Kāpiti today

UPDATE AT 10.15am

The Kāpiti Coast Emergency Operations Centre has deactivated. The Council is now responding to any further earthquake-related matters through business as usual activities.

We’re continuing to flush sections of the water network following reports of murky water, and our advice remains the same:

It is likely the movement of the ground has disturbed material sitting in the bottom of the pipes. Our team is checking to make sure it is not something more serious.
In the meantime it is advised flushing the taps in your house should help, but it may make some time to clear.
The procedure for flushing your house is to:
· Start at an outside tap at the front of the house and run it fully open for 10 minutes
· Then flush the COLD taps starting from the bathroom and then the laundry and last the kitchen until they run clear.

If still doesn’t clear and you remain concerned you may want to boil your drinking water and contact our customer services team on 0800 486 486.

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