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Where is your nearest Community Emergency Hub?

Media release from Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) 14 May 2019 Imagine that a large earthquake has struck the Wellington Region. You’ve made it home and checked on your family…

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SWDC chlorinates Martinborough’s town water supply

5.54pm, 13 May 2019 At approximately 5.10pm today, chlorine was added to Martinborough’s town water supply. It was one of the final steps in restoring safe drinking water to the…

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Update on Martinborough town water network flushing – Day 6

5.15 pm Saturday 11 May 2019 Today was the final day of scouring and flushing on our schedule and covered the Pink Zone.  No major hiccups occurred, and the operation…

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Temporary Chlorination of the Martinborough water supply – FAQs

1. When was the water chlorinated? Chlorination toook place at approximately 5.10pm, 13 May 2019. 2. What will be the impact of chlorine in the water? The addition of chlorine…

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Update on Martinborough town water network flushing – Day 5

7.50 pm 10 May 2019 Today’s scouring and flushing has gone quite smoothly, however, turning tobies off and on has been very time-consuming resulting in delays at the end of…

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Update on Martinborough town water network flushing – Day Four

4.12pm, 9 May Water should be back on for most Blue Zone properties within the next 30 minutes; the tobies are being turned on now. The exception is Grey Street,…

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Update on Martinborough town water network flushing – Day Three

4:50pm, 8 May 2019 Flushing is running behind schedule today due to a combination of things. The amount of biofilm and sediment being flushed out is good to see as…

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Featherston Annual Plan Community Meeting – your questions answered

7 May 2019 Thank you to all those who attended the Featherston Community Meeting last week to discuss the Council’s proposals in this year’s Annual Plan. There was some great…

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Update on Martinborough water town network flushing – Day Two

12.49pm 7 May 2019 Yesterday’s scouring and flushing of the Green zone took longer than expected and caused some issues for households in the Purple Zone, firstly with low water…

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Update on Martinborough water town network flushing – Day One

4.45pm, 6 May 2019 As advertised, flushing of the town water network began this morning, in the Green Zone. The work is taking longer than expected as we experienced some issues with…

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