Watercare's $145 dollar water treatment plant is opening in Tuakau today and the company insists it is one of the last times it will dip into the Waikato River.
The facility will provide Auckland with up to 50 million litres of water a day but its construction comes amidst concern from Hamilton City Council and other opponents that our biggest city has become too reliant on our biggest river.
Watercare's chief infrastructure officer Steve Webster told Perlina Lau the new plant won't make an immediate impact on the current low water storage levels.
