Activity Group: Water Supply Activity: Water Supply water supplies. Underground water reticulation systems are expensive to install and maintain, so are only cost-effective with a certain level of population density. How this Activity Contributes to the Vision and Related For example, the Awatere (Black Birch) water supply scheme was initiated as a Community Outcomes rural water scheme, predominantly to provide water for stock. It has a similar length of reticulation as Blenheim but only 7% of the population. Funding This Activity helps to achieve the Vision by providing high quality, safe water to the upgrades (particularly to meet the New Zealand Drinking Water Standards and community and to support high-value enterprises. It also contributes to the depreciation) has been a challenge but this has been partially resolved by the Community Outcomes of Environment, Economy and Living as outlined below. introduction of the Combined Water Scheme Charges Policy in 2017. Outcome Actions Many of the smaller Marlborough settlements rely on individual private bores, Environment Providing efficient water reticulation helps ensure a scarce springs, surface water abstraction, rainwater harvesting, or are part of a small resource can be sustainably managed. community-run scheme. Economy Providing good quality drinking water is critical to the health of the community and is essential for much of Marlborough’s economy. It is also a key factor in housing location. Living Ensuring there is sufficient water available to fight fires contributes to community safety. What is this Activity About? MIOX Council drinking water supplies are necessary so that larger communities can (chlorine) receive an adequate supply of potable (drinking) water which cost-effectively disinfection contributes to: complies with Awatere/ Black Birch the Stream 157 827 bacteriological No4 • the health of the community Seddon section of the • minimisation of adverse environmental effects NZ Drinking Water • community safety through providing for the firefighting capability of the Standards. water supply system Grove • industrial and residential development Road (4), pH correction, . Bomford UV disinfection What We Do and Where We Do It Street, at Middle Blenheim Auckland 190 10,787 Renwick Road Yes Council operates seven drinking water supply schemes in Blenheim, Picton, Street, and and Central Havelock, Renwick, Riverlands, Wairau Valley and Awatere/Seddon. Council also Middle Water operates a piped irrigation scheme for the Southern Valleys area (see Regional Renwick Treatment Development Activity Group) of the Wairau Plains and provides a small irrigation Road Plant. supply to the Riverlands area. Providing a reticulated irrigation supply enables a bores (3) wider range of land uses, and contributes to the economic well-being of the community. 4 A Ministry of Health subsidy of $1M has helped fund a treatment plant for Seddon. Construction Around 82% of the Marlborough population has access to the Council’s reticulated commenced in early 2018. 2018-2028 Long Term Plan Page 92 gniknirD retaW ecruoSnoitaluciteR)smk( htgneL ecivreS snoitcennoc tnerruC tnemtaerTtnerruCecnailpmoCZNSWD htiw