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Capacity Infrastructure Services manages water, stormwater and wastewater service delivery in the Wellington region.
City water use by quarters shows seasonal variations within an overall trend of declining use per capita. (Note the March 2012 quarter is not complete yet)
Record low water use
A patchy summer may have contributed to the region's lowest summer water use since at least 1996/97 -- but weather alone is not the reason for the drop, according to the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Porirua, Wellington, Hutt and Upper Hutt cities used an average 144 million litres per day between December 2011 and February 2012 -- that's 4% or 6.5 million litres per day, less the previous recorded low.
Leak detection and repair work, network upgrades and increased cooperation between the four cities in promoting watering restrictions -- including the Use a bit less, make a big difference campaign -- have also helped reduce water consumption.
Watering restrictions remain in place for Wellington and Upper Hutt cities, but with the end of daylight savings have eased in Porirua and Lower Hutt.
Water conservation and efficiency plan
Hutt City residents can have their say on the city's draft water conservation and efficiency plan which aims to help reduce water consumption. Copies of the plan are available at the council's main building, the War Memorial library and here.
Long term plan consultation
Wellington, Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua are currently all engaged in developing their long term plans for the period 2012-2022. Spending on the 'three waters' -- water supply, wastewater and stormwater -- is a major budget item for city councils. Levels of service and how much to spend to achieve them is decided through the long term plans that guide your council's decision-making.
Project News:
Grove Road, Kelburn, sewer renewal, starts Tuesday 8 May. Some work will be in the roadway between numbers 14 and 31 -- please take care during these times.
Coutts Street, Rongotai sewer renewal, starts Monday 7 May. Replacing 190 meters of sewer pipe along the southerns side of the street, from No 204 to 250.
A new inner city reservoir is being planned to provide additional storage for the CBD and Wellington Hospital. For more information about this project, view our Hospital Prince of Wales reservoir Question and Answer document.
For updates on other projects in progress, click on the link above left.
About Capacity
Capacity is a council controlled organisation owned by the Wellington and Hutt city councils. We manage the drinking, storm and waste water networks for Wellington, Hutt and Upper Hutt cities, ensuring they meet the standards their ratepayers expect.
We don't own any water network assets -- they are all owned by local councils.
We work hard to deliver water services which represent the best possible value for our clients. Our vision is to be the first choice in infrastructure services in the Wellington region.
If you have any comments or questions about this website or about the services we provide please contact us on info@capacity.net.nz