The deluge saw council contractors issued with 105 stormwater-related work orders, 71 of which came directly from the public, he said.
Jobs included sand bag requests, dealing with displaced manhole lids, overloaded pumps in the pump stations, surface flooding due to blocked cess pits in the street, pumping flooded land that was threatening buildings and checking and clearing known critical points around the city.
The council also fielded 49 calls about tree damage, although multiple calls would have been received about some trees, Mr Currin said.
The heavy rain also loaded up the drinking water supply streams with more dirt and silt than the processing plants had been able to cope with, he said.
Both of the city's two water processing plants on Oropi Rd and Joyce Rd had to be turned off at various times with the Oropi plant closed most of Wednesday.
Mr Currin said the system recovered well on Thursday night and was yesterday operating at 60 per cent.
"With the rain stopping, focus will be on getting silt removed from the intakes, which involves getting divers in. The system should be back to normal operational levels in the next two days," he said.
The rain had soaked sports fields causing junior football matches scheduled for this weekend to be cancelled.
Greerton Park was still underwater yesterday and would be for some time, Mr Currin said.
Despite the brutal start to the official winter months, Tauranga was expected to enjoy a fine couple of days.
The forecast for both today and tomorrow was for fine weather and light winds, the Metservice said.
Monday was expected to be cloudy with rain developing on Tuesday and lasting through to Friday before another sunny weekend.
The rain also caused slips and potholes on state highways around the region.
The speed limit on State Highway 2 north of Te Puke between Atuaroa Bridge and Te Puke Quarry Rd was yesterday lowered to 70km/h due to a number of potholes that had appeared.
Repair work was due to start tomorrow evening.