The Tauranga City Council is advising residents to flush their water each morning before using any water from the tap.
A spokesperson is advising some plumbing fittings have the potential to allow minute traces of metals to accumulate in water which has been standing in the fittings for several hours.
The health risk is small, but the Ministry of Health is advising people to flush their taps to remove any metals which may have dissolved from the plumbing fitting.
5 comments
Posted on 24-02-2012 16:25 | By charob
i do this every morning. you can taste the difference
maybe
Posted on 24-02-2012 20:55 | By Capt_Kaveman
if they take out the poison they put in our water this maybe a less of a problem its a shame we need to drink more water but it tastes like a swimming pool
Posted on 24-02-2012 21:17 | By whatsinaname
i do this every morning. you can taste the difference in the water
Flush???
Posted on 24-02-2012 21:19 | By Pottzz
Who drinks the water from the first turn of the tap?... I will tell you the answer...No one!... I would bet that everyone runs the tap because the first water is warm and tastes like c**p
I'm flushed
Posted on 25-02-2012 07:46 | By bigted
Is our water that corrosive that it is dissolving metal in the plumbing? Who knows what it's doing to our innards. I'll stick to beer!
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