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Whanganui letters: Council not giving away water assets - yet 15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read The Upokongaro Cycleway Bridge opened last month. Photo / file Whanganui Chronicle Water assets Two former district councillors, Stephen Palmer and Murray Hughes, expressed their concerns (Chronicle, January 11) re the central government Three Waters Programme. Some wording in the reporting was misleading - but I can assure you that the Whanganui District Council has made no final commitment to either joining the scheme or passing over any assets. Answers to your obvious questions are not forthcoming simply because Government has not detailed the proposals yet. I do not believe that there is any support at the WDC for either subsidising other councils to install infrastructure or to handover control of the assets to a non-elected board - the example of Auckland s Watercare is not a model that carries much appeal. ....
SINGAPORE - Photos of high water levels in the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park have caused some netizens to assume it is flooded, but the park is functioning exactly as intended - with a canal that channels rainwater downstream. The spike in the water levels comes from torrential rain over the past few days, but this is part of the normal functioning of the park s waterway. A stream running through the park is part of the Kallang River, but is also a naturalised canal designed to accommodate fluctuating water levels which may rise as high as 3m. According to information on the National Parks Board (NParks) website, there are safety features visible in the park to ensure that members of the public are aware of impending high water levels. ....