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Tarawera sewerage reticulation: Rotorua MP Todd McClay calls on Mayor Steve Chadwick give residents options
7 May, 2021 03:58 AM
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Rotorua MP Todd McClay. Photo / NZME
Treat Lake Tarawera the same as other sewerage reticulation schemes, and if not, explain why you can t.
That s the message from Rotorua MP Todd McClay to Rotorua Lakes Council on its proposal to charge Lake Tarawera residents an uncapped $33,000 lump sum for sewerage reticulation.
McClay wrote to Mayor Steve Chadwick calling on the council to give residents the option to pay the sum off over time. Previous schemes implemented by [the] council have been paid for by users contributing each year in addition to their rates bill, he wrote to Chadwick on April 30.
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 12:18 pm
Initial sampling for a number of contaminants including
PFAS compounds in the area surrounding Whareroa Marae has
been completed.
The first round of results show PFAS
compounds were not detected in drinking water or the hangi
pit soils. PFAS compounds were also not detected in surface
water and sediments next to the boat ramp and sediment along
the shoreline. Small traces of PFAS which did not exceed
recreational human health guidelines were found in the open
drain next to the airport.
Bay of Plenty Regional
Council Toi Moana has been urgently investigating reports
PFAS compounds were recorded in groundwater near Taiaho
Initial tests show no contaminants in Whareroa Marae s drinking water
4 May, 2021 12:23 AM
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Bay of Plenty Times
Heavy industry contaminants have not been detected in drinking water or hangi pit soils around Whareroa Marae following initial sampling, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council said today.
Last month the council confirmed it was investigating reports PFAS compounds had been recorded in groundwater in Mount Maunganui s industrial area, on a site near the marae. It became aware of this following receipt of a consent application where PFAS was identified as part of the supporting contaminated land assessment.
PFAS are a large group of man-made compounds that are widely used globally in a range of consumer and industrial applications.