Severe weather conditions from Wednesday 30 April to Friday 2 May may impact the network
Severe weather conditions may impact the network

Due to severe weather conditions forecasted from today, 30 April until Friday 2 May, there may be impacts on the network, 

Heavy rain increases the chance of excess stormwater entering the wastewater network, which it doesn’t have capacity for. This means there is a higher risk of wastewater overflows during wet weather events or emergencies such as major power cuts.

Our operations team are checking known risk areas and working to ensure that the stormwater network will be running as smoothly as possible. 

 

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Published 23/06/2017

Buick Street public fountain to reopen on Monday 26 June

The Buick Street public fountain will be open again from late morning, Monday 26 June. The fountain was closed in mid-April due to water from the Waiwhetu Aquifer testing positive for E.coli for the third time in five months as well as having an increasing level of bacterial activity.

Wellington Water has installed a small UV unit that will treat the source water before it comes out of the tap. The UV unit is currently being tested to ensure that it’s working correctly and all going well, water from the Buick Street public fountain will be available for collection from late morning, Monday 26 June.

Mark Kinvig, Wellington Water’s Group Manger, Network Strategy and Planning says “UV treatment is a non-chemical treatment option that doesn’t affect the taste of the water. We’re pleased that we are able to reopen this public fountain for people’s use.”

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