Council makes last ditch attempt to remove chlorine
The Christchurch City Council has made a last ditch attempt to convince New Zealand’s water regulator to give the city an exemption from the Government’s chlorination rules.
Water regulator Taumata Arowai delivered a major blow to the council in May when it made a draft decision to decline the council’s application for a chlorine exemption.
The council originally had 10 days to respond, but after requesting two time extensions, submitted its response last week, in which emphasised it had a strong record of supplying safe drinking water to the community, bearing in mind the large and complex supply it managed.
It believed it should be enough to provide evidence that it was in progress of meeting Taumata Arowai's requirements.
A Taumata Arowai spokesperson said the entity needed to carefully and fully consider the new information provided by the council.
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Is now the time to change "The Garden City" Title?
Something to natter about over tonight's events.
Since the 2010/2011 Earthquakes, Christchurch has struggled to replicate or make a come-back to regain the "Garden City" title.
There are a large number of contributing factors, land and properties being destroyed and rendered inhabitable = gardens lost for many years or altogether, during the Chaos that followed, residents, businesses and the council had far greater priorities to worry about.
Now the dust has mostly settled, it is becoming more and more obvious that "The Garden City" title can never be lived up to again.
My observations are decisions are being made that are making it impossible:
Huge chunks of land are now mown wastelands, for exercising and dog walking.
Other areas have been converted into water retention/nature and wildlife reserves, none of the plans I have seen or heard, indicate a move back to a Garden City image.
Add to this that high-density housing is reducing the land to grow a garden on and the latest charging for water usage has had a visible effect on how people keep the berm outside their houses. Lots of the properties that are still intact for gardening are now rental properties and it is not hard to see which of those properties are as you drive around, but lots would not win the Garden Award.
I am not in favour or against any of the factors mentioned, I heard chch referred to as "The Garden City" and thought if we had to come up with a new name, what would we want it to be, that reflects a new Image?
Cathedral City is out
Cycle City.....
Wetland wonderland ......
Dog-Friendly City.
I hope you receive all that you deserve in 2025
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