News and media

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.

29/07/2020

Lake Ferry wastewater treatment plant – discharge pipeline break

Third-party work undertaken near the Lake Ferry Wastewater Treatment Plant has damaged the discharge pipework that takes wastewater from the plant to the irrigation fields. This has resulted in discharge of partially treated wastewater into the nearby wetlands. The discharge was stopped at approximately 1pm.

29/07/2020

Planning for a sustainable water supply

The Wellington Region’s potable water supply and storage capacity is sufficient to adequately supply our current needs, but at Wellington Water we take a long-term approach to working with our client councils to plan for a growing population and changing environment.

13/07/2020

Dixon St tunnel report reinforces critical importance of condition assessment data

Wellington Water has released the results of an independent review that it commissioned into the blockage of a wastewater tunnel beneath Dixon St in December 2019. The purpose of the review was to consider the causes, response and impacts of the incident, and to identify opportunities for improvement.

8/07/2020

Wellington Water Committee welcomes government funding and reform announcements

The Wellington Water Committee welcomes today’s announcements on sector reform proposals and additional water infrastructure funding as an opportunity to address long-standing challenges within the water sector.

26/06/2020

Boil water advisory for Featherston is lifted

Wellington Water advises that the boil water advisory for Featherston has been lifted following consultation with Regional Public Health and South Wairarapa District Council.

22/06/2020

Major outage impacting Featherston water supply

Wellington Water, SWDC and Regional Public Health are working closely together towards lifting Featherston’s Boil Water Notice. The Notice needs to remain in place until testing confirms the water is safe, following the major breakage to the main on Friday.

19/06/2020

URGENT: All drinking water must be boiled in Featherston until further notice

All drinking water in Featherston must be boiled before drinking or using for food preparation or dental hygiene, due to the interruption of supply to Featherston following this morning’s outage.

2/06/2020

Mt Albert sludge pipeline repair success

Despite the additional challenge of the global pandemic both pipes were successfully relined by the end of May 2020, thanks to the multi-disciplinary team brought together to deliver this innovative repair.

31/05/2020

Victoria Street pipe burst update

The burst section of wastewater pipe in Victoria Street has now been repaired and everything is back up and running normally.

29/05/2020

Update on Victoria Street pipe burst

Good progress has been made to repair a wastewater pipe in Victoria Street in the Wellington CBD, after it burst last night.