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Annual Review of Drinking-water Quality in New Zealand 2006/07

Date of publication: February 2009

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This report is the first one for which the Drinking-Water Standards for New Zealand: 2005 (DWSNZ:2005) could be used to assess the microbiological and chemical quality of drinking-water.

The report comprises the following five sections:

  • a general overview of the quality of drinking-water of all supplies within New Zealand
  • a summary of the nation’s drinking-water quality, with supplies separated into LA-operated supplies, school- and early childhood centre (ECC) operated supplies
  • an overview of drinking-water quality in each DHB area
  • a summary of the quality of drinking-water in each LA area
  • an appendix that shows microbiological and chemical compliance or non-compliance with the DWSNZ at the level of individual water supplies within each LA area.

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Drinking-water in New Zealand

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- General overview (PDF, 1 MB)
- Summary (PDF, 157 KB)
- Appendix one (PDF, 432 KB)
- Appendix two - eight (PDF, 87 KB)


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Date of publication: February 2009

ISBN numbers: 978-0-478-31849-4 (online), 978-0-478-31848-7 (print)

HP number: 4704

Citation: Ministry of Health. 2009. Annual Review of Drinking-water Quality in New Zealand 2006/07. Wellington: Ministry of Health.


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