Weekly Water Supply Update
Press Release – Watercare Services
Built in 1910, Waitkere Dam is Aucklands oldest water supply dam. It holds 1.7 billion litres of water. Water from here is treated at our Waitkere Water Treatment Plant before being distributed to Aucklanders.
Current status in Drought Management Plan: Preparing for drought. Learn more here.
Total dam storage today: 64.9%
Historical average dam storage: 73.3%
Seven-day average water use: 415 million litres per day
Leaks reported last week: 1041
Leaks fixed last week: 1034
Weather forecast for the week: Drier than normal
You can see live dam levels here on our website.
Dam of the Week
This week, we're looking at Waitākere Dam in the Waitākere Ranges. Today, it is 67.4 per cent full. When it was photographed on 21 April it was 67.3 per cent full.
Built in 1910, Waitākere Dam is Auckland's oldest water supply dam. It holds 1.7 billion litres of water. Water from here is treated at our Waitākere Water Treatment Plant before being distributed to Aucklanders.
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