From:
Mike Perkins
To:
Simon Ou ([email address])
Cc:
Gerard McCombie; Derek Crawford; Chris Henderson
Subject:
deep stream catchment
Date:
Friday, 1 April 2016 01:53:29 p.m.
Hi Simon
You will be aware that I have taken over the catchments aspect of Gerard’s portfolio and thought
I would use this incident as my first contact with you with respect to notification of and incident.
While there has been no contamination or breach in the security of supply I thought I would
notify you of the near miss and the action I will be taking to hopefully minimise future events.
While on patrol in the Deep Stream Catchment area two of my men came across two 4WD
vehicles in and around the stream bed approximately 1 ½ to 2 km upstream of the intake and
had gained access to this area via DOC land. The men were approached and asked pertinent
questions as to why and how they were in this area. It was ascertained that access was gained
while using a hunting permit issued by DOC and that they had driven down into this area. The
men were briefed as to their permit stipulating that they were not to be in this area(they
claimed they did not know this) and the potential issues that could arise if there were to be oil
leaks or other contamination entering the stream from their vehicles. This appeared to be
received well.
What I am proposing to do is organise a meeting with DOC to have a discussion around the issue
of permits, and to ask if they are able to point out permit criteria like where hunters can and
cannot drive vehicles in an effort to educate the public of the potential risks to water supply. I
will also maintain surveillance in the area on a regular basis in the hope of identifying anything
else. I hope this meets your expectations with regard to maintaining security of supply and look
forward to meeting you in the future.
Regards
Mike Perkins
Network & Catchment Manager
Water and Waste
Dunedin City Council
50 The Octagon, Dunedin
PO Box 5045, Dunedin 9058, New Zealand
Telephone: 477 4000 DDI 4743465
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]; www.dunedin.govt.nz
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From:
Mike Perkins
To:
Chris McLeod
Subject:
RE: Deep Creek catchment.
Date:
Wednesday, 6 April 2016 11:26:16 a.m.
Yeah no worries
From: Chris McLeod
Sent: Wednesday, 6 April 2016 8:56 a.m.
To: Mike Perkins
Subject: RE: Deep Creek catchment.
Hi Mike, sorry we were too busy getting the stuck vehicles out to take any photos
Cheers Chris
From: Mike Perkins
Sent: Tuesday, 5 April 2016 3:50 p.m.
To: Chris McLeod
Subject: RE: Deep Creek catchment.
Hi chris
I was hoping that you had pictures of the actual vehicles.
From: Chris McLeod
Sent: Tuesday, 5 April 2016 2:02 p.m.
To: Mike Perkins
Subject: Deep Creek catchment.
Hi Mike, here are the photos of the Deep Creek crossing. You can see the recently disturbed
gravel in the bottom done by gold miners. The stream crossing is necessitated by doing a three
point turn on the rock section in the water as there is a big deep hole in the middle.
I didn’t get a photo of the boggy site where the vehicle was stuck.
Cheers
Chris
From:
Mike Perkins
To:
"Simon Ou"
Subject:
RE: FORFILING_CWS_6_DUN001_deep stream catchment
Date:
Friday, 1 April 2016 02:53:32 p.m.
No worries I was not aware of that
From: Simon Ou [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Friday, 1 April 2016 2:48 p.m.
To: Mike Perkins
Cc: Gerard McCombie; Derek Crawford; Chris Henderson; Michael Wong
Subject: FORFILING_CWS_6_DUN001_deep stream catchment
Hi Mike
Thank you for your notification. I think that DCC is doing appropriate actions to manage the risk
which was caused by this event.
In the future, you should notify this incident to Michael Wong first. As he is responsible for
Dunedin, Mosgiel water supplies, and I am responsible for Outram, West Taieri and Waikouaiti
water supplies.
Kind regards
Simon Ou
Health Protection Officer
Public Health South
Main Block
Level 2
Wakari Hospital
Taieri Road
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
Ph 03 476 9800
DDI 03 476 9871
Fax 03 4769858
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From: Mike Perkins [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Friday, 1 April 2016 1:53 p.m.
To: Simon Ou <[email address]>
Cc: Gerard McCombie <[email address]>; Derek Crawford
<[email address]>; Chris Henderson <[email address]>
Subject: deep stream catchment
Hi Simon
You will be aware that I have taken over the catchments aspect of Gerard’s portfolio and thought
I would use this incident as my first contact with you with respect to notification of and incident.
While there has been no contamination or breach in the security of supply I thought I would
notify you of the near miss and the action I will be taking to hopefully minimise future events.
While on patrol in the Deep Stream Catchment area two of my men came across two 4WD
vehicles in and around the stream bed approximately 1 ½ to 2 km upstream of the intake and
had gained access to this area via DOC land. The men were approached and asked pertinent
questions as to why and how they were in this area. It was ascertained that access was gained
while using a hunting permit issued by DOC and that they had driven down into this area. The
men were briefed as to their permit stipulating that they were not to be in this area(they
claimed they did not know this) and the potential issues that could arise if there were to be oil
leaks or other contamination entering the stream from their vehicles. This appeared to be
received well.
What I am proposing to do is organise a meeting with DOC to have a discussion around the issue
of permits, and to ask if they are able to point out permit criteria like where hunters can and
cannot drive vehicles in an effort to educate the public of the potential risks to water supply. I
will also maintain surveillance in the area on a regular basis in the hope of identifying anything
else. I hope this meets your expectations with regard to maintaining security of supply and look
forward to meeting you in the future.
Regards
Mike Perkins
Network & Catchment Manager
Water and Waste
Dunedin City Council
50 The Octagon, Dunedin
PO Box 5045, Dunedin 9058, New Zealand
Telephone: 477 4000 DDI 4743465
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]; www.dunedin.govt.nz
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