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Head of servicing and consents Mark Bourne said Watercare is not “standing still” in securing long-term future sources for the region. “Our Waikato River resource consent application identifies 156 alternative water supply options. This includes the option to build a dam in Riverhead Forest, using land we already own,” he said. David White/Stuff Dams in Auckland’s Waitākere ranges dipped below 50 per cent capacity last April, and now Watercare is exploring how to secure water for t...

A new $145 million Watercare water treatment plant in Tuakau will from tomorrow provide Auckland with up to 50 million litres of water a day from the Waikato River. The facility is part of a $224m package approved by the Auckland Council last year to boost the citys water supply as part of its drought recovery response. An aerial shot of Watercares new Tuakau water treatment plant. Photo: Supplied via LDR The Watercare project was delivered in collaboration with Beca, Fletcher Construction and...

Watercare chief executive Jon Lamonte said the new plant will provide a safety net for the city in case the weather is drier than forecasters predict. “At the moment, forecasters are predicting a normally-wet winter and a slightly drier-than-normal spring. Our Waikato ‘A’ plant provides a bit of extra security in the event the weather turns out to be much drier than predicted over a prolonged period,” Lamonte said. “The Waikato ‘A’ plant has been on our agenda for more than a d...

A 7 per cent rise in the price of water for Auckland households is just the start.

Watercares Upper Mangatangi Dam. Photo: RNZ / SIMON ROGERS Some Aucklanders think the move will saddle the citys worst off with higher living expenses again - just a week after the council told Aucklanders they would be paying more for other services too. Watercare has confirmed the cost of water will rise by around $80 per household each for nearly a decade. Household water costs will go up by 7 percent on 1 July, by the same amount next July, and then by 9.5 percent each year until 2029. Aft...

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Aucklanders' water bills will increase by 7 percent from 1 July, in the first of yearly rates hikes for the next 10 years.

Auckland's water and wastewater prices will increase from July

Prices for water and wastewater services in Auckland will increase by 7 per cent from 1 July 2021 Watercare chief executive Jon Lamonte says the company will soon publish its latest Asset Management Plan detailing how it will invest an average ...

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