Wellington water pipes leaking a million litres a day since November earthquakeSTUFF.CO.NZ A burst water pipe near Westpac stadium. Earthquake-damaged pipes in Wellington's central business district are leaking an estimated one million litres of water every day, and have been since November. To help detect the leaks, Wellington Water has revealed plans to install 11 new bulk water flow meters across the CBD. ROBERT KITCHIN/FAIRFAX NZ Chris Laidlaw, deputy chairman of Wellington Water governance committee, explains how freshwater is managed in Wellington. A Wellington Water spokesman said it provided about 140 million litres a day to Wellington, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt, so "in the grand scheme" a leak of a million litres a day was not that much.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2017 06:00 UTC