The Waitaki District Council is considering delaying
upgrading some water supplies now the Government has extended
the deadline to meet new drinking water standards.
However, it is also proposing to bring forward upgrading of
two supplies, Otematata and Hampden-Moeraki.
The schemes it is looking at delaying are Duntroon and
Stoneburn (for one year) and Tokarahi, Awamoko, Kauru Hill
and Windsor (for two years).
The council's assets committee on Tuesday will consider
whether or not to proceed with the changes in the upgrading
timetable.
The council had originally planned to complete the upgrades
in the 2013-14 financial year.
The change had provided an opportunity to reassess the areas
of most benefit for the community and re-prioritise the work.
However, even then the council was still required to upgrade
21 water supplies over seven years - the equivalent of one
every four months.
The only supply which had been upgraded to the new standards
was Oamaru.
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