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Drinking Water Compliance
In 2016 a major problem with the quality of water supplied to households in Havelock North has resulted in a major rethink on water quality compliance for all of New Zealand. While there have been range of recommendations from the Inquiry into the incident there has...
Drinking-water Standards for New Zealand 2005 (Revised 2018)
On March 1 2019 a new edition of the DWSNZ will come in to effect. Amongst a number of editorial changes there will be a requirement to enumerate E.Coli (in the past a presence/absence test was acceptable) and also to count Total coliforms. There is no limit set for...
New Water Regulator
Below is some detail on the new water regulator for New Zealand. Thanks to the Department of Internal Affairs for this information. Compliance will be more strictly monitored. Taumata Arowai - Frequently Asked Questions Updated: December 2020 What is Taumata Arowai?...
Aqualab now ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited
From the 1st of February 2022 Aqualab can now claim to be an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory. While our drinking water testing has been recognised under the Ministry of Health Level 2 criteria for more than 17 years the new accreditation is an up grade. It also...