Round Hill (Wellington) Traditional Cache
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A cache place at the top of Round Hill in Wainuiomata
The water tower at Round Hill in Wainuiomata is part of Wellingtons water supply network. In recent years our annual water supply has typically varied between about 55-56,000 million litres, or just over 1,000 million litres in an average week. If Wellington's Westpac Stadium were a reservoir, this weekly volume would fill it completely.
Our supply currently serves a resident population of around 380,000, so on average we provide about 400 litres per resident each day, or four bathtubs each. Not all of this water is used by individuals at home. Businesses, industry, schools, hospitals, councils etc all use water too.
Brief history
Since the earliest days of European settlement in the Port Nicholson area, the development of water supplies has greatly influenced the subsequent growth, development and administration of the city of Wellington and the region as a whole.
There have always been abundant water sources available, but the development of these sources has often proved difficult due mainly to their remote location, the region's mountanous terrain and its earthquake and flood hazards. Rapid population growth has at times outstripped the available water supply.
The first piped water supply to Wellington - in 1874 - was expected to provide up to 8,000 people with 135 litres each per day. Today our system is designed to provide 377,000 people in Upper and Lower Hutt, Porirua and Wellington with around 450 litres per day, on average.
Park at the bottom of the hill track leading up to the water tower, this is located on Parkway (extention)
PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE GATE!!
The cache is a round medicine container with brown tape to cover the white outside.
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cvax & oyhr
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