Christchurch City Council will consider spending an additional $2.2 million next year to improve the security of the district’s drinking water supply.

The Council yesterday agreed to consider adding $2 million to next year’s budget to install and operate smart pressure and acoustic sensors in the water supply network, as well as an additional $200,000 to help reduce the potential for backflow into the network through greater auditing of commercial water connections.

The two initiatives are part of a wider plan to improve the security of the district’s water supply network in anticipation of stricter standards as a result of the Government’s national water services review.

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Public feedback opens today on a 100-year strategy for the future of the district’s water services and resources.

The Draft Integrated Water Strategy sets guidelines and goals for the Council’s management of its “three waters” services – drinking water, wastewater and stormwater – as well as surface water, groundwater and flood management.

Water accounts for about a quarter of the Council’s expected spending over the next 10 years, with up to $10 billion budgeted in its Long Term Plan.

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We've installed a second drinking water fill station at our Burnside pump station beside the Burnside Park Tennis Club, 336 Avonhead Road.

People can enjoy free spring water drawn from a depth of 200 metres, tested daily to make sure it meets New Zealand's Drinking Water Standards, and untreated with chlorine.

A second fill station is available at the Keyes Road pump station in New Brighton, opposite 374 Keyes Road.

Right: Brothers Jamie and Joe Baker try out the new Burnside fill station.

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If you have any questions, drop us a line at watersupply@ccc.govt.nz

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