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To: Greater Wellington Regional Council
Moratorium on all water-bottling consents in the Hutt Valley & Wellington region
We want Greater Wellington Regional Council to agree to a moratorium on any current consents and to not allow any water-bottling from the Waiwhetu aquifer.
Why is this important?
More than 86% of the aquifer's waters are already allocated. We need security over this precious resource for the future. There is no water bottling operation in the Wellington region yet. It needs to stay that way.
Our population is increasing, sea level rise reduces what can be sustainably extracted, and predicted increases in droughts will hinder aquifer recharge. This means every drop is going to be precious over the coming decades.
There are two existing consents to draw almost 950 million litres a year from the Lower Hutt groundwater zone and a new consent is being considered to draw another 432 million.
The Waiwhetu aquifer sits under the city of Lower Hutt and supplies the whole Wellington Region with 40 percent of its water and more in summer.
You can find a recent story from Radio NZ here: https://bit.ly/2ZnWEdI
You can also sign this petition which is seeking a national moratorium: https://bit.ly/31WA7GD
Our population is increasing, sea level rise reduces what can be sustainably extracted, and predicted increases in droughts will hinder aquifer recharge. This means every drop is going to be precious over the coming decades.
There are two existing consents to draw almost 950 million litres a year from the Lower Hutt groundwater zone and a new consent is being considered to draw another 432 million.
The Waiwhetu aquifer sits under the city of Lower Hutt and supplies the whole Wellington Region with 40 percent of its water and more in summer.
You can find a recent story from Radio NZ here: https://bit.ly/2ZnWEdI
You can also sign this petition which is seeking a national moratorium: https://bit.ly/31WA7GD