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Christchurch’s drinking-water is now flowing through a network of “state of the art” above-ground well heads following completion of Christchurch City Council’s well-head security improvement programme.

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel says the Government’s proposed model for reforming the delivery of three waters is flawed and other delivery and funding options should be on the table.

Christchurch City Council has unanimously rejected the Government’s proposed approach to three waters reform, saying the case doesn’t stack up for Christchurch.

In 2002, a five-year-old Nick Weir jumped into the pool at Pioneer for one of the first ever Swimsmart lessons.

Christchurch residents are being encouraged to play their part in cleaning up the city’s waterways by thinking more about what they are putting down roadside drains.

The Garden City’s head gardener is urging Christchurch residents to be mindful of their outdoor water use this summer so the city’s water supply network doesn’t come under too much pressure.

Several unexpected delays to the Christchurch City Council’s well-heads upgrade programme means parts of the city will still receive chlorine-treated drinking water beyond this month.

Government water regulator Taumata Arowai has advised that it will decline Christchurch City Council’s first chlorine exemption applications, which has come as a bitter disappointment to the elected Council.

Only households that use substantially more water than the average would face an extra charge for water if Christchurch City Council moves forward with a proposal to introduce a new targeted water rate.

New legislation means Christchurch City Council will be able to apply for an exemption from water chlorination from March next year.