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28/08/2020

Wellington councils lodge $47m funding application to improve water pipes, create jobs

The chair of the Wellington Water Committee, David Bassett, said today’s submission of a delivery plan for $47.3 million of Government stimulus funding for three waters investment was the result of the constructive and cooperative approach among Wellington Water’s six council owners.

25/08/2020

Martinborough wastewater treatment plant potential overflow update

Last Tuesday 18 August, treatment plant operators were alerted to a possible overflow incident at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant, potentially due to a valve operation failure.

20/08/2020

Bell Road wastewater works

Last night, Wellington Water crews responded to a blockage in a wastewater pipe beneath Waiwhetū Stream near Bell Road in Hutt City.

18/08/2020

Wastewater overflow at Martinborough wastewater treatment plant

Between 3:15 and 8:30am this morning, a valve operation failure at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant resulted in the possible overflow of partially treated wastewater from one of the storage ponds.

12/08/2020

Covid-19 alert level 2

As we return to Alert Level 2, our priority remains the provision of clean drinking water and safe wastewater treatment for our communities.

5/08/2020

Wellington CBD gets new wastewater infrastructure

Wellington city’s wastewater network is getting an upgrade with construction of a new rising main in the CBD starting 17 August.

30/07/2020

Dawn blessing marks construction phase of Wellington City’s Omāroro reservoir

This mornings’ dawn blessing for Wellington City’s Omāroro water reservoir in the Town Belt marks the next phase of construction for the project that will provide a major lift for the city’s safe drinking water resilience.

29/07/2020

Lake Ferry wastewater treatment plant – discharge pipeline break

Third-party work undertaken near the Lake Ferry Wastewater Treatment Plant has damaged the discharge pipework that takes wastewater from the plant to the irrigation fields. This has resulted in discharge of partially treated wastewater into the nearby wetlands. The discharge was stopped at approximately 1pm.

29/07/2020

Planning for a sustainable water supply

The Wellington Region’s potable water supply and storage capacity is sufficient to adequately supply our current needs, but at Wellington Water we take a long-term approach to working with our client councils to plan for a growing population and changing environment.

13/07/2020

Dixon St tunnel report reinforces critical importance of condition assessment data

Wellington Water has released the results of an independent review that it commissioned into the blockage of a wastewater tunnel beneath Dixon St in December 2019. The purpose of the review was to consider the causes, response and impacts of the incident, and to identify opportunities for improvement.