Westport Water Supply: Upcoming localised disruptions 8-12 September 2025

Localised areas of Westport will be subject to short water supply disruptions from 8 - 12 September as the new pipework for Stage 2 of the Westport drinking water trunk main is livened.

Residents across Westport are advised to expect small, localised disruptions to their water supply as the new system is livened.

Monday 8 September
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Live connection of lateral feeds from 153 to 143A Queen St. Expect single property-by-property disruptions of up to 30 minutes per property.

This will affect seven properties on Queen Street as below.

Tuesday 9 September
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Installation of interconnecting assemblies near the intersection of Queen and Bentham Streets (river side) to enable connection between the new Queen Street main and the existing Queen Street main. Due to the extensive nature of adjacent water network, this will affect the largest area with no water available during this time.

This will affect areas of Queen, Disraeli, Bentham and Mill Street, as below.

Wednesday 10 September
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Establish lateral connections from 131 to 141 Queen Street. Expect single property-by-property disruptions of up to 30 minutes per property.

This will affect six properties on Queen Street, as below.

Thursday 11 September
8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Livening of lateral connections from 154 to 136 Queen Street.

This will affect eight properties on Queen Street, as below.

Friday 12 September
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Establish interconnections between the Disraeli Street West pipeline and the new Queen Street water main. A maintenance cross-connect pipe connection near the rail crossing on Queen Street will also be
completed, and the old 200 mm water main in this portion of Queen Street (Roebuck to Bentham Streets) will be made redundant.

This will affect 20 properties at the far end of Russell and Queen Streets, see map on BDC website.

Flushing and testing will follow the activities at each location to ensure the water supply has been restored.

Where a property’s new lateral connection is livened as part of these activities, the contractor TruLine Civil’s staff may need to enter your property to run your outside (garden) tap for a brief period to check water is flowing at each residence. They will clearly identify themselves on arrival.

Maps of the affected areas are also available on the BDC Facebook page.

Updates will be provided on the BDC website, Facebook page and on Coast FM.

Council apologises for any inconvenience and thanks residents for their cooperation.

If you have any queries, please contact Council on 0800 807 239.