Wellington Water has exhausted all available front-line workers in the region 19 May, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read A burst pipe in Wellington. Photo / Jack Crossland Wellington Water believes it has "exhausted" all available front-line water personnel from the region. Deliverability is shaping up to be the next big challenge for councils across the country as they dramatically increase spending to deal with an ageing three waters network. The Wellington Water Committee's new chairman Campbell Barry raised the issue on his appointment to the role earlier this week. "Putting money in a budget line isn't going to fix a water leak or replace a pipe", he said.