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21/02/2025
Wellington Water encouraged by faster response and repair times across the region.

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17/02/2025
Featherston and Greytown moving to Level 2 Water Restrictions
Featherston and Greytown will move to Level 2 Water Restrictions at 12.01AM on Monday 17 February 2025, meaning a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households.

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31/01/2025
Brief spike in fluoride levels at the Waterloo Treatment Plant resolved
As of January 31st, 2025, we completed a full review of the fluoride dosing system at Waterloo, and have identified and resolved the issue which resulted in the brief spike in fluoride dosing on Thursday 23 January 2025.

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23/01/2025
Leaks on the public network at a 4-year low in the Wellington metropolitan region
Recent data from Wellington Water shows leaks in the Wellington metropolitan region (Wellington City, Porirua, Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt) have hit a 4-year low this month, dropping from 1,720 leaks on January 1, 2024 to just under 400 leaks on January 6, 2025 on the public network – a reduction of over 75%.
Council’s increased investment in leaks enabled Wellington Water to ramp up leak repairs, with all councils leaks at or nearing a sustainable level.

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23/01/2025
Brief spike in fluoride levels at the Waterloo Water Treatment Plant no cause for public health concerns
Wellington Water is working to identify the cause of a brief spike in the fluoride levels at Waterloo Treatment Plant.

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18/12/2024
High water use in Martinborough has increased the risk of the town triggering Water Restriction Level 2 in the coming weeks
High water use in Martinborough has increased the risk of the town triggering Water Restriction Level 2 in the coming weeks.

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13/12/2024
Key drinking water infrastructure upgrade significantly reduces risk of short-term water shortages and tighter water restrictions
A key upgrade to the region’s critical water infrastructure has been delivered ahead of schedule and is already having a positive effect on the region’s water supply.

“The Te Mārua Water Treatment Plant is a critical piece of the region’s water supply as it provides around 45% of the region’s drinking water,” says Greater Wellington councillor and Te Awa Kairangi Subcommitee chair Ros Connelly, whose council fund and own the region’s water treatment plants.

“The first of two stages of recent upgrades completed by Wellington Water mean the plant is now able to treat and supply an additional 20 million litres of drinking water per day.

“This milestone is great news and an important step towards increasing Wellington’s water supply resilience, especially as the region enters summer, when we experience tighter water restrictions.”

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2/12/2024
Boil water notice lifted for residents in Montgomery Avenue, Cathie Place, and Stockden Place in Karori
Wellington Water advises that the boil water notice has been lifted for residents in 81 - 125 (odd numbered) and 90 - 118 (even numbered) Montgomery Ave, all of Cathie Place, and all of Stockden Place in Karori.

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28/11/2024
Residents in Montgomery Ave, Cathie Place and Stockden Place in Karori are advised to boil their water before use
Wellington Water advises that residents in 81 - 125 (odd numbered) and 90 - 118 (even numbered) Montgomery Ave, all of Cathie Place, and all of Stockden Place in Karori must boil their drinking water before being used for drinking, food preparation or brushing their teeth.

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6/11/2024
Key water infrastructure project for the Wellington region completed
Today’s karakia ceremony for the Kaitoke Pipe Bridge marks the project’s completion and the official handover of the bridge to Greater Wellington Regional Council and the public.

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