Future uncertain for water staff
The Dunedin City Council has confirmed Christchurch City Council-owned company City Care has been awarded the tender to maintain Dunedin's water and wastewater network.
Water management
Water a key Dunstan issue
Water a key Dunstan issue
Tarras Water Ltd's failed attempt to get regional council funding for its irrigation scheme this year has highlighted just how controversial water has become in the Dunstan region.
Users to have say on water schemes
Users to have say on water schemes
Consumers on four North Otago rural water supplies are to be given the chance to have a say on how they should be managed and operated in the future.
Discrepancies prompt rethink
Discrepancies prompt rethink
The widening gap between annual water connection rates - Omakau residents pay 14 times more than Clyde residents - is one of the reasons behind a rethink of funding for Central Otago water and wastewater schemes.
Public asked to reduce water usage
Public asked to reduce water usage
Planning to wash your car or water your garden tomorrow or Thursday?
Call for action on waste water
Call for action on waste water
Less talk, more action is the message Cardrona Hotel manager Peter Byrne has for the Queenstown Lakes District Council over the township's waste water problems.
Bike damage to land cited
Bike damage to land cited
Water is the lifeblood of farming and contrary to some opinion, farmers strive to maintain its pristine quality on their properties for optimum results, a hearing in Balclutha was told yesterday.
Working party to recommend keeping city's water services in-house
Working party to recommend keeping city's water services in-house
A working party considering the future management of Dunedin's water, wastewater and storm water network is to recommend the city council keep the service in-house.
DCC prepares to unveil water plan
DCC prepares to unveil water plan
The Dunedin City Council faces a "pretty major" decision when plans for the management of the city's $1.6 billion water network are finally revealed, Cr Andrew Noone says.
Out-of-zone water connection for Momona residence allowed
Out-of-zone water connection for Momona residence allowed
An application for an out-of-zone connection to Dunedin's water supply has been successful.
Concerns about review of water allocation plan
Concerns about review of water allocation plan
A water allocation plan for the Waitaki catchment that arose from a cancelled power scheme is to be reviewed, but some people are worried it will mean environmental safeguards for the river are lowered.
Water management plan to be considered
Water management plan to be considered
A process to start making changes to a water management plan for the Waitaki catchment, prepared by a Government-appointed board in 2005, will be considered at a meeting of a community committee in Waimate this afternoon.
Notices to boil water still likely after upgrade
Notices to boil water still likely after upgrade
A planned upgrade of Outram's water treatment plant meets Dunedin City Council's budget constraints, but boil-water notices may still be required for the area.
Water lifelines strategy earns national award
Water lifelines strategy earns national award
A 100-year strategy for the replacement of some of Dunedin's critical water pipelines has won a national award.
Mayor, deputy clash over Waitaki water plan
Mayor, deputy clash over Waitaki water plan
Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton and deputy mayor Jim Hopkins have clashed over a water management plan for the upper Waitaki catchment, which Mr Familton hoped would get unanimous support from councillors.
ECan approval for water plan
ECan approval for water plan
A water management plan for the upper Waitaki catchment west of the Waitaki dam has been endorsed by Environment Canterbury commissioners after more than a year of work by a community-based committee.
Water forum report a disappointment
Water forum report a disappointment
It is disappointing the Land and Water Forum's latest report has not added anything to the debate on the pitfalls of national "bottom lines" for the state of New Zealand's waterways, Otago Regional Council policy and resource planning director Fraser McRae says.
Volumetric model urged
Volumetric model urged
Charging residents on town supplies for the volume of water used rather than giving them an allocation was preferred by the Central Otago District Council yesterday and recommended to the four community boards as a model to set water rates.
Water use under scrutiny
Water use under scrutiny
The Central Otago wards of Cromwell and Vincent are in the orange zone for water restrictions, meaning residents on town water supplies need to reduce their water use.
$8.1m to protect water
$8.1m to protect water
The 144-year-old Ross Creek Reservoir is likely to be restored to full working order and its cracked earth dam fixed as part of a multimillion-dollar plan to protect Dunedin's water supply in case of natural disasters.