Ruapehu district drainage costs drop

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 12, Issue 538, 31 May 1994, Page 5

Ruapehu district drainage costs drop

The Ruapehu District Council is budgetting for a net decrease in district drainage spending in the 1994/95 financial year, down from $385,000 in 1993/94 to $353,000. Only Waiouru indicates an increased expenditure on district drainage. The planned expenditures on District Drainage are as follows (previous year's figures in brackets): Taumarunui $387,000 ($436,000); National Park

$135,000 ($144,000); Ohakune $46,000 ($5 1,000); Raetihi $58, 000 ($74,000); Pipiriki $26,000 ($28,000); Rangataua $33,000 ($35,000); Waiouru $23,000 ($20,000). However, within the overall District Drainage scheme (which includes sewerage reticulation and sewage treatment) there are local variations. Ohakune Sewerage reticulation:

The 1994/95 budget estimate of $ 1 1 ,200 is 6% more than the 1993/94 budget of $10,600. Sewage treatment: The 1 994/95 budget estimate of $7000 is 46% less than the 1 993/94 budget of $ 1 3 ,000. Raetihi Sewerage reticulation: the 1994/95 budget estimate of $ 1 2,000 is 2% more than the 1993/94 budget of $11,800. Sewage treatment: the 1 994/95 budget estimate of

$8600 is 5% more than the 1993/94 budget of $8200. Rangataua Sewerage reticulation: the 1994/95 budget estimate of $5800 is 8 1 % more than that provided for in the 1993/94 budget. This increase is due to the provision of $1000 for a sewerage/stormwater infiltration investigation. Sewage treatment: the 1994/95 budget estimate of $4000 is 10% less than the 1993/94 budget of $4400.

National Park Sewerage reticulation: the 1994/95 budget estimate of $2500 is 28.5% less than the 1993/94 budget of $3,500. Sewage treatment: the 1 994/95 budget estimate of $6000 is 43% more than the 1993/94 budget of$4200. Pipiriki Sewerage reticulation: the 1 994/95 budget estimate of $3800 is 53% less than the 1993/94 budget of $8100. Sewage treatment: the 1 994/95 budget estimate of $4500 is 42% less than the 1993/94 budget of $7800. Waiouru Sewerage reticulation: the 1 994/95 budget estimate

of $5500 is an increase of 112% above the 1993/94 budget. Sewage treatment: the sewage treatment is undertaken by the NZ Army and

the costs relating to sewage treatment is a payment to the Army. These costs have been estimated at $9800 for the 1994/95 year based on discussions with the Army.