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Steve Taylor: Taumata Arowai Head of Regulatory on the council warnings

Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 8:30 p.m.

A warning to councils taking too long to comply with new water supply rules.\xa0

Water regulator Taumata Arowai has sent a letter to 27 councils informing them they have till mid next year to sort a sufficient protozoa barrier.\xa0

Regulations took effect last November, but the heat's really come on since Queenstown's cryptosporidium infection outbreak.\xa0 \xa0

Head of Regulatory Steve Taylor told Mike Hosking that they have the power to prosecute if compliance orders aren't followed.\xa0 \xa0

He says prosecution comes at a cost, and they'd rather that money is invested in the plant necessary to keep water safe.\xa0

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