Fat, rags, wipes and plastic bottles are to blame for a sewerage overflow on Mansels Rd last week.
Tauranga City Council announced today the collective rubbish caused a blockage which affected the Courtney Rd wetland area leading to the Waimapu Estuary.
Follow up water quality tests have not yet given a clear result so health warning signs remain in place.
More sampling is scheduled for Monday, August 10.