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100 liters of hydrochloric acid have been spilled in Napier, leading to the eviction of a street and a health warning for bathers.
A Napier street was evacuated and a health advisory was issued after a Hawke’s Bay business spilled 100 liters of hydrochloric acid into a stormwater system that empties into the Ahuriri estuary.
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council issued the warning on social media after the spill on Friday, in the Thames St area, which then entered the stormwater system and the Tyne St. sewer.
Signs have been posted to warn the public to stay out of the water in the estuary, until further notice.
Medical Health Officer Dr. Nicholas Jones said that people should avoid contact with water in the area and anyone experiencing any health-related effects should contact Healthline or consult their GP.
Napier City Council said Thames St was closed and was being evacuated, following the Galvanizing Hawke’s Bay spill. Since then, the cordon has been lifted.
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The Regional Council Pollution Response Team, NCC’s Environmental Solutions Team, City Services, Fire & Emergency, and Beard’s Environmental are on-site and the public has been asked to avoid the area.
Hydrochloric acid can cause severe chemical burns if it comes in contact with the skin.
The spill comes after swimmers were told to stay away from Napier’s Pandora Pond, again after a contaminated overflow from a sewage pipe was discovered.
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Thames St has been evacuated and people are being asked to avoid the area.
The Napier City Council advised people not to swim in the pond until 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon in case it became contaminated by an overflow from the Pandora industrial zone on Thursday.
It was discovered at 3:40 p.m. by city staff conducting a routine check at the Mersey St. Sewage Pumping Station.The staff cleared the clog in the sewage pipe below Mersey St and removed 40,000 liters of potentially contaminated water to transport it to the wastewater treatment plant.
This water came from various industries, including tanneries, meat processing, and processing.
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Napier City Council staff discovered the overflow Thursday.
Council staff sampled upstream and downstream of the discharge as it was unclear if it had reached the stormwater system and traveled to Te Whanganui-a-Orotū (Ahuriri estuary).
At this time it is not clear what the blockade was.
Tangata whenua were informed of the incident, along with the HB Regional Council, HBDHB and the Ahuriri Estuary Protection Society.
Investigations were ongoing into the cause and significance of the incident.
