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- Fluoride inquiry concluded
  - 18 Nov 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - The Board of Wellington Water has formally closed out the inquiry into the cessation of fluoride dosing at the Gear Island and Te Marua water treatment plants last year. “The Board initiated the inquiry to understand how this happened, learn from…
- The Barber Grove to Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant Pipe Duplication Project
  - 30 Oct 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Wellington Water and McConnell Dowell Constructors Ltd have partnered together in a key infrastructure project to strengthen the Hutt Valley’s wastewater network in preparation for future growth and to reduce the risk of wastewater entering the environment in the event of a major earthquake.
- New fluoride facilities now operating and fluoridating at the right levels
  - 29 Sep 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - The new fluoride facilities at the Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants are now operating and reliably fluoridating the drinking water within the Ministry of Health target range. “The testing of the facilities has gone well, and we have…
- Start of testing
  - 29 Jul 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Over the next two weeks, Wellington Water will start testing the new fluoride facilities, which have been built at the Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants, before bringing the facilities into full service. “This milestone brings us one step…
- Fluoride service to resume at Wainuiomata Treatment Plant
  - 27 Jul 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - The fluoride service at the Wainuiomata Water Treatment Plant will restart this evening. Fluoride service to the plant was temporarily turned off to allow un-fluoridated water to be supplied to Petone and Korokoro while urgent repairs to the bulk watermain on Waione Road, Petone are made.
- Boil Water Notice - Pirinoa
  - 21 Jul 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - As a result of flooding, Wellington Water is issuing a cautionary boil water notice for Pirinoa.
- Building future community resilience in Avalon
  - 14 Jul 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Wellington Water has begun a critical five-year project to improve the resilience and capacity of the Avalon wastewater system in Lower Hutt. This work is expected to reduce the risk of emergency repairs and outages, minimise public health risks, protect the environment and enhance the health of the local Waiwhetu aquifer.
- Lake Ferry Wastewater Treatment Plant – flooding damage being investigated
  - 13 Jul 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - 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.
- Release of Wellington Water Fluoridation Inquiry
  - 8 Jul 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - 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 Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants in May and November 2021.
- Work begins on major wastewater upgrade for Wellington CBD
  - 4 Jul 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - 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.
- New wetland restores natural environment to central Porirua
  - 30 Jun 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - 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. The wetland has been developed in partnership between Wellington Water, Porirua City Council and Ngāti Toa with funding from the Ministry for the Environment Freshwater Improvement Fund. It will help reduce flooding and naturally filter stormwater before it runs into Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour.
- Wellington Water advises a Moa Point wastewater treatment plant clarifier is being repaired which may result in reduced capacity in high rainfall events.
  - 23 Jun 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - 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.
- Resumption of fluoridation at Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants
  - 3 Jun 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Wellington Water is aiming to have fluoride back in the drinking water at the Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants in September 2022.
- Update on Wellington Water fluoridation inquiry
  - 27 May 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - The independent inquiry into events that resulted in Wellington Water stopping fluoridation of drinking water at the Te Marua 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.
- Martinborough residents asked to conserve water
  - 6 May 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Following a chlorination dosing fault at the Ruamahanga Water Treatment Plant, Martinborough residents are asked to conserve water
- Wellington Water updates on work to restore fluoride to Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants
  - 8 Apr 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Wellington Water continues to work at pace to restore fluoride to the Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants.
- Scope and terms of reference set for Wellington Water fluoridation inquiry
  - 4 Apr 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - The Wellington Water Board has set the scope and terms of reference for an independent inquiry into events that resulted in Wellington Water ceasing fluoridation of drinking water at the Te Marua and Gear Island water treatment plants.
- Wellington Water Committee welcomes new board member
  - 25 Mar 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Nick Leggett has been appointed to the board of Wellington Water. Wellington Water’s shareholders confirmed the appointment on Friday 18 March following a thorough selection process.
- Wellington Water provides more detail on plan to get fluoride back in the drinking water in the Wellington metropolitan area
  - 18 Mar 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Today Wellington Water’s Director Regulatory Services, Charles Barker, has outlined plans to get fluoride facilities back up and running at our Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants, as well as improvements to increase the consistency of fluoride levels in our Waterloo and Wainuiomata Water Treatment Plants.
- Board of Wellington Water announces independent inquiry on fluoridation of drinking water
  - 17 Mar 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - The Board of Wellington Water is announcing that there will be an independent inquiry into the events that resulted in two of Wellington’s water treatment plants ceasing fluoridation of drinking water.
- Wellington’s drinking water fluoridation facilities are aging and in need of repair
  - 16 Mar 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Wellington Water is working quickly to repair equipment that fluoridates the regional drinking water supply, which a recent review found has not been delivering fluoridated water to specification.
- Residential Water Restrictions Move To Level 1
  - 4 Mar 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - From today, on the advice of Wellington Water, our six client councils have made the decision to move to Water Restriction Level 1.
- Urgent Boil Water Notice for Newlands
  - 3 Mar 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Wellington Water advises that all drinking water on 111-113 Glanmire Road, 116 - 222 Glanmire Road, 231 Glanmire Road, 36 - 46 Domett Street and 41-43 Domett Street, Newlands, must be boiled before being used for drinking, food preparation or brushing teeth.
- New Kaitoke Pipe Bridge will be ‘an amazing sight to see’
  - 1 Mar 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Yesterday’s ground-breaking ceremony marked the start of a project that will increase the resilience of our water supply and provide a platform to appreciate some of our region’s most stunning scenery. The new Kaitoke Regional Park Arch bridge will replace the current pipe bridge, safeguarding the supply of drinking water for our region.
- Water outage for all residents in Brooklyn, Vogeltown, Kingston and Mornington
  - 19 Feb 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Residents in Brooklyn, Kingston, Vogeltown and Mornington are currently out of water due to a broken pipeline found yesterday at the Brooklyn Reservoir that feeds water supply into the Reservoir.
- Featherston Boil Water Notice Update 3
  - 19 Feb 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - UPDATE: We have organised a water tanker for residents, which will be set up at Fox St, opposite the skate park from 8am tomorrow morning (Sunday 20 Feb).
- UPDATE: All drinking water must be boiled in Featherston
  - 18 Feb 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Our team is working to prepare the new Waiohine Water Treatment Plant Reservoir to allow us to flush the Featherston water network of any contamination.
- Featherston Boil Water Notice Update 2
  - 15 Feb 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - UPDATE: All drinking water must be boiled in Featherston. The boil water notice applies to all businesses and residents connected to the urban water supply. Boiling water will kill all disease-causing organisms, water must be boiled before drinking, making baby formula, juice, or ice, washing fruit and vegetables, preparing food or cooking or brushing teeth.
- Featherston Boil Water Notice Update
  - 14 Feb 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - UPDATE: All drinking water must be boiled in Featherston Today our crews are working to isolate the Boar Bush Reservoir from the rest of the Featherston drinking water network.
- URGENT: All drinking water must be boiled in Featherston
  - 13 Feb 2022
  - Wellington Water
  - Wellington Water advises that all drinking water in Featherston must be boiled before being used for drinking, food preparation or brushing teeth.

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