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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Keep up to date with the latest news from Wellington Water and our mahi here.

 

For media queries contact 021 302 259 or email media@wellingtonwater.co.nz. 

22/01/2020
Treatment process pipe repairs see increase in truck movements
Investigations are under way for repairs to two pipes that convey a wastewater treatment byproduct – generally known as sludge – from Moa Point Treatment Plant to the council’s Southern Landfill in Carey’s Gully.

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15/01/2020
Wastewater discharge - Martinborough wastewater treatment plant
A discharge of partially treated wastewater has occurred from the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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10/01/2020
Inner Wellington Harbour water quality update
We continue to advise people to avoid swimming or collecting seafood at the Taranaki Diving Platform.

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4/01/2020
Wallace Street closed to traffic for up to six months
From early Sunday morning (5 January 2020), Wallace Street in the central Wellington suburb of Mt Cook will be closed to through traffic until mid-2020.

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3/01/2020
Wallace St closed from Sunday 5 January
From Sunday, Wallace Street will be closed to through traffic until mid-2020.

This will allow us to install major new drinking water pipes in Wallace St that will connect to the future new Omāroro water reservoir.

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27/12/2019
Rāhui lifted from inner Wellington Harbour
The rāhui placed over part of Wellington Harbour following a wastewater overflow last weekend was lifted shortly after 10am this morning.

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23/12/2019
Minor sewer discharge from Eastbourne Sewer
Due to a leak in a wastewater pipe, there is an intermittent discharge of wastewater into the harbour at Sunshine Bay, Eastbourne.

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21/12/2019
Wellington Water office closed 24 December - 3 January
From midday Tuesday 24 December, the Wellington Water office will be closed.

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20/12/2019
Taranaki Whānui place rāhui on Wellington Harbour
Taranaki Whānui have placed a rāhui on swimming in the harbour this afternoon following a major wastewater discharge into the Wellington Harbour.

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20/12/2019
Wastewater network failure leads to call to reduce water use
A collapsed wastewater tunnel in the Wellington CBD means that the central city’s wastewater will begin discharging into the harbour this morning. The likely discharge points are near the dive platform, and Whairepo lagoon.

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