The safety and accessibility of drinking water are major concerns throughout the world. Illness may arise from consumption of water contaminated with infectious agents such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli O157 that can cause disease; toxic chemicals; also radiological hazards. Improving access to safe drinking water can result in tangible improvements to health.
Drinking Water World Health Organization (WHO)
Drinking Water Assessors and Technical Officers work with all networked drinking water suppliers and water carriers that are required to meet the provisions of the Health Act 1956 and the Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand. The Drinking Water Assessment Unit has the responsibility of ensuring that drinking water suppliers throughout Northland maintain safe drinking water for their consumers.
The DWAU works with water suppliers to make sure the water you drink is safe and of a high standard. We assess water supply compliance with the Health Act 1956 and Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand (DWSNZ).
For more details, please refer to this page on our website.
For information on fluoride visit the Ministry of Health website and the Fluoride Facts website
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Safe drinking water is a necessity for good health, but many small rural New Zealand communities do not have access to drinking water that is shown to be safe. To assist such communities, Ministry of Health has set up a Drinking-water Assistance Programme (DWAP).
The Drinking-water Subsidy Scheme provided funding to eligible community drinking-water supplies to help them provide safe drinking water from 2006 to 2015. The Government has closed the ten-year Drinking-water Subsidy Scheme to new applications.
Drinking Water Assistance Programme (Ministry of Health)
Tohorā House, Carpark 15
Hospital Road
Private Bag 9742
Whangārei 0110
Phone: 09 430 4100 and ask for the Drinking Water Unit
Email: dwa@northlanddhb.org.nz
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