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13/12/2022

Wellington City’s CBD drinking water storage doubled

30/11/2022

Notice of Annual General Meeting, Wellington Water Limited

Wellington Water will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Friday 16th December 2022 in the Hutt City Council Chambers.

18/11/2022

Fluoride inquiry concluded

The Board of Wellington Water has formally closed out the inquiry into the cessation of fluoride dosing at the Gear Island and Te Mārua water treatment plants last year.

29/09/2022

New fluoride facilities now operating

New fluoride facilities now operating and fluoridating at the right levels.

29/07/2022

Wellington Water to start testing new fluoride facilities

Over the next two weeks, Wellington Water will start testing the new fluoride facilities, which have been built at the Te Mārua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants, before bringing the facilities into full service.

27/07/2022

Fluoride service to resume at Wainuiomata treatment plant

The fluoride service at the Wainuiomata Water Treatment Plant will restart this evening says Wellington Water.

21/07/2022

Boil water notice - Pirinoa

As a result of flooding, Wellington Water is issuing a cautionary boil water notice for Pirinoa. UPDATE 25 July 2022: The boil water notice is now lifted for Pirinoa.

14/07/2022

Building future community resilience in Avalon

Wellington Water has begun a critical five-year project to improve the resilience and capacity of the Avalon wastewater system in Lower Hutt.

13/07/2022

Lake Ferry wastewater treatment plant – flooding damage being investigated

Our crews are on site today investigating damage to equipment at the Lake Ferry Wastewater Treatment Plant, which has resulted in partially treated wastewater being discharged onto land. This has been caused by recent flooding in the area.

8/07/2022

Release of fluoridation Inquiry

Wellington Water’s Board and management have committed to implement the findings of an independent inquiry into the events that resulted in fluoridation being turned off at the Te Mārua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants in May and November 2021.