Water treatment system gets the nod

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 5, Issue 14, 1 September 1987, Page 5

Water treatment system gets the nod

Stage one of the new water treatment system for the Ohakune Borough has been given the nod by the Ohakune Borough Council at their recent full meeting of council. An on-line treatment system which will utilise the Borough's existing water supply line has been approved, which will save the Borough a large amount of money. A pipe diversion system suggested, which would involve the installation of pipes and storage tanks was recommended by the Borough's engineers at a cost of $831,000, compared to $353,000 quoted earlier for stage one. A combination of filtration and ultra-violet disinfection will be used in the treatment of the water. A recent up-date of the Mayor's honorarium and councillor's salaries has not affected the amount that Borough representatives will be paid for each meeting. Councillors agreed to keep to the amount set in the estimates, pending amalgamation. A loan of up to $32,000 has been approved by the Housing Corporation of New Zealand, to assist council upgrade four older pensioner flats in Moore St, Ohakune. The loan is being made available at an interest rate of 10 percent, with the council meeting

all costs in excess of $32,000 and taking full responsibility for all aspects of the undertaking. Ohakune Borough reserves supervisor Grant Drabble expressed concern at the amount of rubbish left in reserves and street verges at this time of the year. Mr Drabble in his report to Council, said Jubilee Park and the adjacent stream in Clyde Street requires almost daily attention to keep it clean.

"Within a week of the opening of the ski season nearly every reserve in town and many street verges had been the target of wheelie droppers," he said. Mr Drabble said Turoa Drive was one of the worst hit, with several trees being run over and others smashed. "Fortunately most of the damage eventually heals itself, but remedial work was required where a heavy truck had cut up a verge in Ruapehu Road."