Overflow Notification
This is to notify you that a wastewater overflow has occurred at Pillans Road, Otumoetai, Tauranga, on 30 April 2025.
The overflow was a result of fat. This will have impacted Rutherford Reserve, Waikareao Estuary, and Maxwells Reserve.
Current Actions
Council staff and contractors are clearing the blockage, investigating the cause, disinfecting the area, and putting up warning signs along prominent access points to the Waikareao Estuary and Maxwells Reserve.
Water quality sampling will be undertaken once weather permits.
Further Information
Contact Tauranga City Council on 07 577 7000.