Findings released yesterday will have a "profound" effect on the way Hastings' drinking water is treated in the future, possibly starting with up to $6 million spent on UV treatment. The results released yesterday showed a significant proportion of young water in samples drawn from the Brookvale and Wilson Rd bores, and pointed to possible young water being drawn from the Frimley Bore. The results could make it difficult for a number of the council's water sources to be classified as secure under the drinking water standards. "These results are profound for the way in which we'll treat Hastings drinking water, and will have significant impacts," he said. "Because up until now we've deemed that the aquifer water is secure, with the influx of new drinking water it now does not meet that test."

Source: New Zealand Herald November 25, 2016 18:18 UTC