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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.

4/07/2022

Major wastewater upgrade for Wellington CBD

Work began this morning on the first stage of a major upgrade of wastewater infrastructure for Wellington’s CBD – the five project Wellington CBD Wastewater Renewals and Upgrades programme.

30/06/2022

New wetland restores natural environment to central Porirua

Te Kukuwai o Toa is the name gifted by Ngāti Toa Rangatira to the new wetland at Elsdon Park. The name was formally unveiled at a dawn ceremony today.

23/06/2022

Moa Point treatment plant repairs may result in reduced capacity in high rainfall events.

Wellington Water is advising residents that there may be more frequent discharges of partially treated, diluted wastewater into Cook Strait from the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant this winter due to one of the plant’s three clarifiers needing repair.

3/06/2022

Resumption of fluoridation at Te Mārua and Gear Island water treatment plants

Wellington Water is aiming to have fluoride back in the drinking water at the Te Mārua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants in September 2022.

27/05/2022

Update on Wellington Water fluoridation inquiry

The independent inquiry into events that resulted in Wellington Water stopping fluoridation of drinking water at the Te Mārua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants is close to completion and is expected to be released, along with the organisation’s response, by early July.