Otago Water

Arrowtown — The Queenstown Lakes District Council has issued a boil water notice for Arrowtown this morning.

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Queenstown — From Monday morning the Queenstown Lakes District Council is asking residents on the Lake Hayes Scheme to apply water conservation to all watering and irrigation, QLDC general manager infrastructure Erik Barnes said.

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Otago — A ten month Otago Regional Council (ORC) study of water quality in the Kakanui catchment has revealed that water quality parameters have deteriorated in recent years, with many waterways exceeding nationally recognised guidelines for nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous) and E.Coli (bacteria).

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Otago — The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is seeking public comment on whether it should invest about $3.5 million to help develop a proposed irrigation scheme for the Tarras district.

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Queenstown — Understanding the massive cost of water to ratepayers is critical to changing the way we use it, Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Vanessa van Uden said.

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Otago — Many Otago people are likely to miss the first deadline for complying with new Government regulations dealing with measurement and reporting of water takes, and may face enforcement action for failing to do so.

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Dunedin — The Dunedin City Council is very pleased to announce that the Dunedin City Raw Water Lifelines Strategy has won the national NAMS Innovation in Asset Management Planning Award at the Ingenium Excellence Awards on Saturday 23 June.

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Dunedin — Through the development of the Three Waters Strategy Dunedin residents identified that storm water quality was a significant community concern.

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Otago — Consent holders for rural water takes in the Otago region are being urged not to leave compliance with new Government water measuring regulations to the last minute.

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Otago — Now that proposed Plan Change 6A to the Otago Water Plan has been publicly notified, the Otago Regional Council (ORC) has started preliminary work on related plan changes, which includes addressing discharges from urban stormwater systems.

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Queenstown — Residents on the Lake Hayes Water Scheme are being credited for conserving water over the last few weeks but reminded that water restrictions are still in place.

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Queenstown — Partial water restrictions will be introduced on the Lake Hayes Scheme this week, Queenstown Lakes District Council 3 Waters Manager Gerry Essenberg said.

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Otago — Fonterra Co-operative Group’s increased emphasis on improving water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams has been welcomed by the Otago Regional Council (ORC).

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Otago — The Otago Regional Council is disappointed that a newly-published guide to the implementation of the government’s National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management (NPS) does not clearly reflect the intentions of the Statement itself.

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Dunedin — A series of mapping and modelling exercises associated with the DCC’s 3 Waters Strategy has identified areas of the city most at risk in a one in 100 year rainfall event and these results will be discussed at next week’s Infrastructure Services committee.

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Queenstown — The entire district is being urged to work together to prevent water restrictions this summer, Queenstown Lakes District Council 3 Waters manager Gerry Essenberg said.

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Otago — The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is holding a series of 17 community meetings throughout the region to consult people on planned changes to the Otago Water Plan.

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Otago — Otago farmers are being urged to get in now if they want to contribute to discussions about the future of water management in the region.

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Otago — The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is to update farmers on proposed changes to the Otago Water Plan at a series of upcoming water quality forums.

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Otago — Otago water users will have opportunities next week to become more familiar with the rules around water measuring, and see the latest metering technology.

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Otago — Construction of training and revetment banks for the Shotover River delta has begun, extending from the existing oxidation ponds and out about 700m from the edge of the delta, where the Shotover meets the Kawarau River.

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