A decision on whether the Clutha District Council should maintain stormwater drains on private property has been put off until next year.
At the district assets committee meeting on Thursday, the council decided to defer the West Otago Community Board's recommendation that two drains on Blue Mountain College's grounds be adopted as public drains.
Council district assets manager Jules Witt said it would be more appropriate to discuss the possible adoption of the two drains as part of the annual plan process.
He said it was not an "absolutely urgent issue" and it would make sense to consider it at the same time the other rating issues were addressed through the annual plan.
Last month, the West Otago Community Board discussed Blue Mountain College's request that the council take over the responsibility for maintenance of three stormwater drains on its grounds.
The college said the drains conveyed runoff from a considerable part of the township above the school.
The board agreed with the request and resolved to recommend the council adopt two of the drains as part of the public Tapanui township stormwater system.
The old inlet from State Highway 90 had already been blocked off, so the third drain only took in runoff from the college and would not be taken over by the council.
