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. 

 

Projects / Hutt City Council water pipe renewals

Hutt City Council water pipe renewals

Overview
Current status
Background

On behalf of Hutt City Council, we are renewing and upgrading ageing drinking water pipes and assets in a package of works to improve the resilience of the city's drinking water network.

Start Date
5/06/2024
End Date
9/10/2024
Contact:

If you have any questions about this work, please contact:

Wellington Water, 04 912 4400

Rata Street renewals

We are renewing the watermain on Rata Street from 213 Waddington Drive to 182 Rata Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt.

Work began in January 2025 and is on track to be completed in June 2025.  

Hours of work will generally be between 7am and 6pm Monday to Saturday.

There will be some temporary restrictions to on-street car parking. Contractors will do their best to keep residents advised of which section of road will be affected by the following day’s work, and where to avoid parking.

Your assistance in avoiding parking in the intended work zone will help us to get the work done as quickly as possible.

 

Rata and Sunville water rezoning

We are installing pressure management equipment in the following streets as part of work rezoning the Rata and Sunville water supply zones.

This work will improve the resilience and reliability of the drinking water network.

Works will be carried out between late October  2024 to mid- February 2025.

We will be working with local residents to ensure they are notified in advance of any disruptions from the works.

Why are we doing this?

In 2022 a project assessing the state of the network, the Three Waters Renewals Project, identified a number of pipes that have reached the end of their design life or have been given a low condition grade.

 The renewal of these pipes is being fast-tracked.

This is part of our ongoing work to improve the delivery of safe drinking water to homes and businesses,  and to reduce the risk of emergency repairs and/or outages and minimise risks to public health and the environment.