Water fence called for
Cattle grazing peacefully next to a pool of cool mountain water on a warm summer' s day - sounds like a picturesque scene? In this case the site is the Raetihi water supply intake ponds. Last week the Bulletin camera captured a mob of cattle grazing next to the ponds (see photo). We were told that this was a regular occurrence because of the poor state of the fences around the ponds,
which are in plain view from Tohunga Road. "I don't believe there is anything wrong with the water because of the cattle, but they shouldn't be there," said a witness. "The council should fence the ponds area properly so that cattle can't get in." Area engineer Don Sattler agreed, saying the fence would be fixed as soon as possible. He said because the wa-
ter supply is treated downstream of the ponds, there would be no health risk, but that the cattle should not be grazing there. Asked about the intake from the river, Mr Sattler said there was no way to stop animals wandering up and down the river, but that it was very unlikely that cattle would go near the intake, because of the way it was constructed.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 10, Issue 473, 16 February 1993, Page 5
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205Water fence called for Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 10, Issue 473, 16 February 1993, Page 5
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