The Owhango community has turned out in force to celebrate their new $4.5 million water treatment plant, with a fun-filled community day at the Owhango Hall.

Executive Manager Infrastructure, Vini Dutra, said the event was a fantastic success and a reflection of the pride the community has in its new water supply system.

“It was absolutely brilliant to see so many people including the tamariki from Owhango Primary school, come together to learn more about their new water treatment plant - and enjoy a free sausage while they were at it!” said Mr Dutra.

“We’ve had some wonderful feedback from locals on how life-changing the new water supply has been. People are really noticing the difference that having a safe, reliable, and year-round water supply makes.”

Mr Dutra said that until recently, the community was regularly impacted by precautionary boil water notices - particularly after heavy rainfall, when turbidity in the water supply meant Council had to truck in clean water.

“That’s now a thing of the past. With advanced coagulation and ultrafiltration systems, UV disinfection, chlorination and pH correction, the new plant can treat even the murkiest source water and deliver crystal-clear, safe drinking water every day of the year,” he said.

“We’ve even heard from one local resident who’s on dialysis that the new plant has made a world of difference to their quality of life - they no longer need to worry about water quality when it rains.

That’s what this investment is really all about - improving lives.”

Mr Dutra also extended his thanks to the community for their support throughout the project, and to the teams at Veolia and Filtec, along with Council staff, who helped make both the upgrade and the celebration event such a success.

“Delivering this kind of transformational infrastructure doesn’t happen without a huge team effort.

Today was a great opportunity to recognise that, and to celebrate what we’ve achieved together,” he said.

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