Council business: items from TDC committee meetings
Enterprise committee, Wed 17 June
All business, including Port Tarakohe, was incommittee.
Environment and planning committee, Tues 16 June
Soil mapping update. Council has been undertaking a soil mapping project in Golden Bay over recent years. With the mapping of the soils largely completed, council staff (Andrew Burton and Glenn Stevens) have been assisting Dr Iain Campbell in the collection of detailed soil descriptions, including soil samples for subsequent chemical and physical analyses, from the Kotinga, Hamama, East Takaka and Puramahoi areas.
Potable water supply. Environment and planning manager Dennis Bush-King reported that an amendment to the Health Act 1956 became effective on 1 July 2008 which clarified the requirement for new, or altered, houses to have potable water supplies. To continue to achieve the required standards with TDC’s accreditation under the Building Act, building consents can only be granted where the council, on reasonable grounds, is satisfied water is potable. Using filtration and UV treatment of water is an acceptable solution if the intended water supply for a proposed dwelling contains, or is likely to contain, faecal contamination.
Dog registration. Dog owners have until 31 July to register their dogs. Annual reminder notices have been sent out and a steady stream of enquiries has been responded to.
Water management reforms. A report was compiled by environment and planning manager Dennis Bush-King on the Government’s new strategy New Start for Fresh Water. It outlines the new direction for water management in New Zealand.
Building review. The committee will hear about building consent authority accreditation within council.
Prepared by The GB Weekly
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