COVID-19 update

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.

For the latest weather update, head to MetService

We can confirm that one of the workers from our Omaroro Reservoir construction site (Mt Cook, Wellington) has received a weak positive test result for COVID-19 as part of routine surveillance testing. The worker has not had any symptoms and is fully vaccinated.

The site is open air, has been complying with Covid-19 protocols and has kept a record of everybody who has been on site. We are following the advice coming from the Ministry of Health as we respond to this situation.

Attribute to Kevin Locke, Acting CE Wellington Water

Media Enquiries

Email address: Media@wellingtonwater.co.nz

Phone number: 021 302 259