Leaking water
Charles Finley made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council
The request was successful.
      From: Charles Finley
      
    
    Dear Wellington City Council,
Given the recent stuff article on the number of high pressure water leaks in Wellington, and the lack of capable suppliers - what efforts are being undertaken by WCC to improve the capability of the supplier market for these, and other in demand services? Is there any linkage on these plans with other procurement agencies in the region?
Yours faithfully,
Charles Finley
        From: BUS: Assurance
        Wellington City Council
      
    
    Tēnā koe Charles 
Thank you for your email dated 11 February 2023 requesting information. 
Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision as soon as possible, but no later than 10 March 2023, being 20 working days of receipt. 
The reference number for your request is IRC-4425
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Kind regards
The Assurance Team
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        From: BUS: Assurance
        Wellington City Council
      
    
    Kia ora Charles
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act), received 11 February 2023. 
Wellington City Council's water infrastructure is maintained, managed, and renewed by its agent Wellington Water Ltd (WWL). In this instance Wellington Water are best placed to answer your request. 
We have formally transferred your request to Wellington Water Limited. As the information requested is believed to be more closely connected with Wellington Water. In these circumstances, we are required under section 12 of the Act to transfer your request. 
As we have transferred this request, it is effectively a new request made to that agency under the Act and the working day count, in terms of maximum time for making and communicating a decision beings again. 
Wellington Water can also be contacted directly on: [email address]
It will be tracked as OIA IRO-367
Right of review 
If you are not satisfied with the Council's response, you may request the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the Council's decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website, www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. 
Thank you again for your request, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. 
Kind regards
The Assurance Team
Email: [email address]
Wellington City Council | W Wellington.govt.nz | |
        From: Official Information
      
    
    Kia ora Charles,
Official information request for information on capability of water
 supplier network.
Thank you for your official information request dated Saturday 11 February
 2023.
You made the following request:
“Given the recent stuff article on the number of high pressure water leaks
 in Wellington, and the lack of capable suppliers - what efforts are being
 undertaken by WCC to improve the capability of the supplier market for
 these, and other in demand services? Is there any linkage on these plans
 with other procurement agencies in the region?”
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
 any event no later than Thursday 16 March 2023, being 20 working days
 after your request was transferred to us by Wellington City Council. If we
 are unable to respond to your request by the set date, we will notify you
 of an extension of that timeframe.
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
 request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken into
 account.
Ngâ mihi
Liam
Liam Davies (he/him)
Governance Coordinator  - Regulatory Services
 
 [1]Wellington Water
 Tel 04 912 4400 [mobile number]
 Private Bag 39804, Wellington Mail Centre 5045
 Level 4, 25 Victoria Street, Petone, Lower Hutt
 [2]www.wellingtonwater.co.nz
 
 Wellington Water is owned by the Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington
 city councils, South Wairarapa District Council and Greater Wellington
 Regional Council. We manage their drinking water, wastewater and
 stormwater services.
 
 
References
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 2. Wellington Water Website
	http://www.wellingtonwater.co.nz/
        From: Official Information
      
    
    Kia ora Charles,
Official information request for information on capability of water
 supplier network.
Please see attached Wellington Water’s response to your request.
 
Kia pai te râ,
 
Liam
 
Liam Davies (he/him)
Governance Coordinator  - Business Services
 
 [1]Wellington Water
 Tel 04 912 4400 [mobile number]
 Private Bag 39804, Wellington Mail Centre 5045
 Level 4, 25 Victoria Street, Petone, Lower Hutt
 [2]www.wellingtonwater.co.nz
 
 Wellington Water is owned by the Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington
 city councils, South Wairarapa District Council and Greater Wellington
 Regional Council. We manage their drinking water, wastewater and
 stormwater services.
 
 
From: Official Information <[email address]>
 Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 3:58 PM
 To: [FOI #21801 email]
 Cc: Official Information <[email address]>
 Subject: Acknowledgement of Receipt - OIA IRO-367
 
Kia ora Charles,
Official information request for information on capability of water
 supplier network.
Thank you for your official information request dated Saturday 11 February
 2023.
You made the following request:
“Given the recent stuff article on the number of high pressure water leaks
 in Wellington, and the lack of capable suppliers - what efforts are being
 undertaken by WCC to improve the capability of the supplier market for
 these, and other in demand services? Is there any linkage on these plans
 with other procurement agencies in the region?”
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
 any event no later than Thursday 16 March 2023, being 20 working days
 after your request was transferred to us by Wellington City Council. If we
 are unable to respond to your request by the set date, we will notify you
 of an extension of that timeframe.
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
 request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken into
 account.
Ngâ mihi
Liam
Liam Davies (he/him)
Governance Coordinator  - Regulatory Services
 
 [3]Wellington Water
 Tel 04 912 4400 [mobile number]
 Private Bag 39804, Wellington Mail Centre 5045
 Level 4, 25 Victoria Street, Petone, Lower Hutt
 [4]www.wellingtonwater.co.nz
 
 Wellington Water is owned by the Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington
 city councils, South Wairarapa District Council and Greater Wellington
 Regional Council. We manage their drinking water, wastewater and
 stormwater services.
 
 
References
Visible links
 2. Wellington Water Website
	http://www.wellingtonwater.co.nz/
 4. Wellington Water Website
	https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
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