Annual Report 2011 - Watercare

Annual Report 2011 - Watercare Annual Report 2011 - Watercare

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Watercare Services Limited 2011 ANNUAL REPORT safe and reliable water Management of water resources to provide a safe and reliable water supply. Safe and reliable water PAGE 20 Return to Contents page

Watercare Services Limited 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Fresh water is a vital but limited resource, essential for the health and well-being of everyone. Auckland is known for its relatively wet climate and each year the region receives, on average, 1,220mm of rainfall. Rain collected in the Waitakere and Hunua ranges is stored in Watercare’s 10 water supply dams before being treated at our water treatment plants and sent to households. Auckland’s water supply is also augmented by an underground supply in Onehunga and from a water take and treatment plant on the Waikato River at Tuakau. Smaller ground and river sources also supply outlying rural communities. Wairoa Dam in the Hunua Ranges is Auckland’s fourth-largest water supply dam. It was built in 1975 and its lake covers 98 hectares. Watercare provides the community with access to land in the Hunua and Waitakere ranges and around the Manukau Harbour for recreational use. It maintains walking tracks and allows fishing by permit at Mangatangi and Mangatawhiri dams. The Watercare Coastal Walkway around the Manukau Harbour is also very popular. Overall score for the focus area 96% 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 See page 3 PAGE 21 Safe and reliable water Return to Contents page

<strong>Watercare</strong> Services Limited<br />

<strong>2011</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />

safe and reliable water<br />

Management of water resources to provide a safe and<br />

reliable water supply.<br />

Safe and reliable water<br />

PAGE 20<br />

Return to Contents page

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