Water Supply Service Application

About this application

The Water Supply Service Application Fee is non-refundable and is per Connection/Disconnection to the main.

A non-refundable payment of the application fee is required before the application can be processed.

Applications are evaluated for approval by the Land Development Team at Wellington Water on behalf of Wellington City Council. If the applicant wishes to discuss particular aspects of an application, enquires can be made to Wellington Water, Level 4, IBM House, 25 Victoria Street, Petone, Lower Hutt; by telephone to 04 912 4400 or by email to land.development@wellingtonwater.co.nz

Approved applications are valid for a period of six months from the date of approval. If works are not completed within this period, the approval will lapse and a new application and fee will be required.

The applicant is responsible for securing and paying an approved contractor for the installation works.

As-builts, meter readings, test certifications, etc must be submitted to Wellington Water within one month of completed works.

More information

• Please refer to the Water Supply Application fee schedule. Information on the existing Water and Drainage networks is available on Council’s online map system or you can email data.team@wellingtonwater.co.nz
• Only approved contractors can put new connections in place. Take a look at Wellington Water's list of approved contractors:
• List of approved contractors
• The selected contractor must provide Wellington Water with documentation on the Work Programme, Health and Safety, and any required Shutdown, Traffic Management Plan, Road Opening Notices, etc.
• Refer also to Wellington City Council Water Supply Bylaw.

What you will need

To fill in this form, you will need the following:

• Scheme Plan, minimum A4 size, showing property boundaries, existing water services and the proposed works

If you are planning a complex connection, you may also need:

• Flow and pressure tests with calculations for all fire and sprinkler connection applications
• Certification from Fire Engineer based on calculations above
• Design calculations for other supply situations where required by Wellington Water

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