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1/02/2024
Wellington Water's response to Wellington City Council’s proposed increase on LTP 2024 to 34
Wellington Water welcomes the news that Wellington City Council has proposed to increase investment in their upcoming Long-Term Plan. We appreciate any funding our councils can provide the region’s water services and infrastructure.
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12/01/2024
Wellington metropolitan region moving to Level 2 Water Restrictions
Wellington City, Porirua City, Hutt City, and Upper Hutt City will move to Level 2 Water Restrictions at 12.01am on Wednesday 17 January, meaning a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households.
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5/01/2024
South Wairarapa moving to Level 2 water restrictions
Featherston, Greytown, and Martinborough will move to Level 2 Water Restrictions at 12.00AM on Saturday 6 January 2024, meaning a ban on sprinklers and irrigation systems for residential households.
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3/01/2024
Seaview Treatment Plant biofilter replacement completed ahead of schedule
The works were initially expected to be completed in late January, but the project team managed to reinstate the biofilter media prior to the Christmas break.
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6/12/2023
Multi-agency emergency response planning to prepare for a water shortage
Today councils in the metropolitan Wellington region, the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), Wellington Water and other public agencies ran an emergency planning exercise to prepare for the risk of a water shortage this summer.
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13/11/2023
Residents in the Wellington region warned of a water shortage this summer
Residents in the Wellington region will wake up to signs and warnings across the region about a risk of a water shortage this summer. This is part of a big push from councils and Wellington Water to prepare residents for the possibility of tighter water restrictions in the following months.
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10/11/2023
Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant works to improve odour levels
Hutt City Council and Wellington Water advise residents and businesses near the Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant of planned maintenance works.
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22/09/2023
Level 1 Water Restrictions beginning this weekend
All metropolitan Wellington will enter Level 1 water restrictions this Sunday, joining Upper Hutt and South Wairarapa.
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