Photo / 123RFNearly one third of Wellington City's most critical drinking water pipes are in poor or very poor condition, but there's no concern about a contamination risk. A condition assessment update published in an upcoming Infrastructure Committee agenda shows nearly a third of these drinking water assets are in poor or very poor condition. Overall, there are 922km of drinking water pipes in Wellington City. Infrastructure Committee chairman councillor Sean Rush said Wellington's drinking water remained clean and was not at all in danger. The reality with drinking water pipes is that when they break we don't always notice it."

Source: New Zealand Herald August 09, 2021 16:52 UTC