Victoria Street pipe burst 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

The burst section of wastewater pipe in Victoria Street has now been repaired and everything is back up and running normally. Water quality test samples have been taken and these have all come back as normal. We have been given the all clear by Regional Public Health to remove all warning signs and this will take place this afternoon.

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