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Mr Hardgrave,

Please find the answers to the questions you submitted under an OIA
request on August 1, 2022 in the attached Word Document. 

 

Also attached you will find New Plymouth District Council’s 7 Water take
consents(pdfs) referred to in question 4 and the replaced asset list(Excel
file) requested in question 9.

 

You will find that due to size constraints I have had to send you links to
be able to access certain requested reports, specifically those from
questions 2,3, and 19.  Please be aware that these links will expire on
the 15 September,2022.

 

Your original email can be found at the base of this letter.

 

 

Nancy Powers

Technical Capability Lead Three Waters

 

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Dear New Plymouth District Council (NPDC),

 

I am writing to request all information to which I am entitled under
section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) (The Act).

 

Please find below my OIA request, which relates to NPDC's water supply and
infrastructure regards reticulated water supply and wastewater treatment.

 

Please provide copies of:

 

1.  NPDC’s vision to create a Sustainable lifestyle Capital, and its five
community outcomes; 2.  NPDC’s Resource Efficiency and Emissions internal
Policy; 3.  NPDC’s twelve Asset Management Objectives, and the He Puna Wai
Principals; 4.  Confirm current NPDC consent to which you are able to draw
the rivers down to ?% of the MALF (seven-day Mean Annual Low Flow); 5. 
List NPDC’s potable water supplies; 6.  Provide details of NPDC’s complete
water Infrastructure; 7.  Provide details of treatment plants; 8.  List
treatment plant(s) outages for the past 8 years by year and plant; 9. 
Provide details of replacement electromechanical equipment of the water
treatment plants for the past 8 years; 10.  Provide details of minor
public works (improvement works) to rehabilitate the treatment plants and
their surroundings; 11.  Provide details of allocations for consumables to
ensure uninterrupted operation of the treatment plants (chemicals, fuels
for backup generators); 12.  Provide details of each treatment plants and
what are their maximum capacities and what are they currently being run
at; 13.  Provide details of any privatization policies regards any aspect
of water supply and water infrastructure; 14.  Provide details of what
types of technology for water storage and energy are currently used by
NPDC; 15.  List capital expenditure, capital costs of water supply
infrastructure for the past 8 years; 16.  Provide accurate and reliable
data which shows both council and consumers where water is being used and
how our consumption can be reduced; 17.  Provide information that
demonstrates NPDC’s program to reduce water consumption; 18.  How does
NPDC expect to reduce cost, protect and enhance the natural environment
and cultural and community values of the water sources; 19.  Regards the
Politics of water, please provide what critical water studies NPDC has
undertaken or received from third parties in the past 8 years.

 

I understand that under the act, I am entitled to a response within 20
days. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have
received this request.

 

I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Your assistance is
greatly appreciated.

 

Yours faithfully.

 

Peter Craig Hardgrave

 

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