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DunedinDecember 6

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.

Central OtagoSeptember 19

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.

North OtagoSeptember 11

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.

Central OtagoMarch 8

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.

DunedinNovember 26

Public asked to reduce water usage

Planning to wash your car or water your garden tomorrow or Thursday?

QueenstownOctober 8

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.

NationalSeptember 20

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.

DunedinAugust 24

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.

DunedinAugust 15

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.

DunedinAugust 2

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.

North OtagoJuly 20

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.

North OtagoJuly 18

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.

DunedinJuly 10

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.

DunedinJune 26

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.

North OtagoJune 14

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.

North OtagoJune 7

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.

NewsMay 21

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.

Central OtagoMarch 7

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.

Central OtagoDecember 21

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.

DunedinDecember 16

$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.

North OtagoDecember 2

Draft water management plan elicits comment

A draft water management plan for the lower Waitaki River and Waimate district has prompted 22 people to comment on the programme.

North OtagoNovember 18

Claim water scheme governance bid illegal

Fears over future powers of consumer-elected committees to manage rural water schemes in the Waitaki district prompted a challenge that changes the Waitaki District Council wanted to make were illegal.

CanterburyNovember 18

Public opinion wanted on water plan

Time is running out for people to have their say on a draft water management programme for the lower Waitaki River and the Waimate district.

CanterburyNovember 4

Water quality? It's time to speak out

Another draft water management plan is out for the lower Waitaki River - should we care? David Bruce says we should.

North OtagoOctober 21

Consultation on water management plan this month

A water management programme for the lower Waitaki River and Waimate district is close to being made public so people can have their say before final decisions are made later this year.