4 objections have been lodged with the Environment Court against Auckland Council’s plan to dig a giant drain under houses along the St Mary’s Bay ridge, aimed at improving stormwater & sewage flows into the Waitemata Harbour.
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Tank to solve western isthmus overflows approved, round 2 begins Friday
Objectors to a stormwater & sewage holding tank to be built under expensive houses along the St Marys Bay ridge overlooking the Westhaven marina had their complaints rejected by a hearing panel last Friday, but a council committee will be back to hear them again this Friday.
Read more →Government says new freshwater standards robust & clear, EDS says omissions mean more litigation
The Government announced national standards for freshwater yesterday that Environment Minister Amy Adams & Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy said were clear, robust and would make a significant improvement to the way freshwater is managed. But the Environmental Defence Society remained concerned whether the detail would in fact lead to the water quality improvements New Zealanders are demanding.
Read more →Watercare’s developer levy rises 23.5% next week
Watercare Services Ltd will raise the infrastructure growth charges it imposes for development by 23.5% for metropolitan customers from next Tuesday, 1 July.
Read more →Watercare moves to monthly billing in August
Published 27 May 2012 Watercare Services Ltd said on Friday it would move to a monthly billing cycle in August. Watercare has been billing customers every 3 or 6 months, depending on the billing cycles of the former councils. Chief financial officer Brian Monk said customers would receive a one-off bill in July which was […]
Read more →Government introduces regulations to meter large water takes
Published 4 May 2010 The Government has approved regulations requiring all significant water takes to be metered as part of a wider programme to improve freshwater management. Environment Minister Nick Smith said on Friday: "We can’t even begin to manage water properly in New Zealand when we have so little information on how much […]
Read more →ARC campaigned against zinc, now it’s moved on to copper
Published 30 October 2005 The Auckland Regional Council wants people to start using low-impact design practices to stop copper getting into waterways. Cllr Dianne Glenn, chairman of the council’s environmental management committee, made the suggestion on Friday in response to research indicating copper was heading to toxic levels. Known sources of copper in Auckland’s waterways […]
Read more →Development levy suggested for creating impervious surfaces
Water review group releases recommendations A water industry review has recommended charging developers — including government organisations & councils — according to the amount of impervious surface they create. Impervious surfaces such as roads, paved parking & roof areas have much higher rates of water run-off than soil or vegetated surfaces, significantly increase the quantity […]
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