Effluent was on the minds of nearly half of this year's submitters to the Central Otago draft annual plan.
Spending $100,000 on camper van effluent dump stations planned for Alexandra and Cromwell generated more submissions than any other topic.
More than 50 submissions were received on the dump stations, out of a total of 115.
Thirty-five supported the dump station proposal, 15 were against it and a handful of submitters took a neutral stance.
Many submitters said the $100,000 cost for each dump station seemed excessive and the matter was debated at this week's annual plan hearings in Cromwell and Alexandra, before the Cromwell and Vincent Community Boards.
Both boards agreed to continue with the plans, but to budget $40,000 for each facility.
Central Otago District Council chief executive Phil Melhopt said $40,000 was a reasonable budget figure. Dump stations ranged from about $20,000 to $76,000, he said.
New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA) national self-containment adviser Gordon Murdoch, of Queensberry, said in his submission in the several years he had performed the role, the association had provided more than 100 dump stations throughout the country.
''The majority of these installations have been at minimal cost to local ratepayers and often installed with voluntary labour by NZMCA members. There have been some expensive installations which are usually attributed to consultants and engineers being asked their opinions and suggestions,''Mr Murdoch said.
The main costs were in roading to the site and the length of pipework required. Alexandra and Cromwell were the only towns in Central Otago without public dump stations, he said.
Vincent board chairwoman Clair Higginson said although Alexandra had dump stations, ''we've been taken to the sites and shown how difficult it was for larger vans to manoeuvre into place''.
Board member Barry Hambleton said the boards needed to think about the sites being user-pays.
Cromwell board chairman Neil Gillespie queried whether there was a need for a further dump station in Cromwell or if existing facilities could be adapted and improved.
He also asked if such facilities needed to be council-owned and operated. Cromwell board member Gordon Stewart said the council did not want to be ''in competition'' with camping grounds.
There was no need for ''Rolls-Royce'' dump stations, board member Helen Hucklebridge said.
All four community boards have dealt with submissions relating to their respective areas and the council will meet on Wednesday to consider submissions on district-wide issues.
