The Community s Water Services Cycle s Water Services Cycle The - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Community The Community’ ’s Water Services Cycle s Water Services Cycle

Waste water Waste water

And And

Storm water Storm water

Land/Lake Land/Lake Drinking water Drinking water

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Lake Rotorua storm water catchment Lake Rotorua storm water catchment

• Council has reticulated approx. 320 km of storm water

Council has reticulated approx. 320 km of storm water drainage drainage

• This drainage system has approx 5,357 inlets and

This drainage system has approx 5,357 inlets and

• utlets, the outlets discharge into streams and the
• utlets, the outlets discharge into streams and the

Lake Lake

• Rain water washes contaminants off the land (pollution)

Rain water washes contaminants off the land (pollution) into this drainage system into this drainage system

• EBOP has issued approx. 87 resource consents to the

EBOP has issued approx. 87 resource consents to the Council to control the quality of the drain's discharges. Council to control the quality of the drain's discharges.

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The “Grate Awareness” Lakes water quality project commenced in March 1996. Alloy fish are placed on storm water grates to remind people that grates only drain rain.

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Rain washes over the land into Council’s storm water drains flowing into the Lake

“I drain to the LAKE” There are 3,675 There are 3,675 “ “cess cess pits pits” ” connected to Council connected to Council’ ’s s reticulated storm water drains reticulated storm water drains

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Types of Pollution Discharges

1 - Oil being “rain washed” off business yards

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Types of Pollution Discharges

2 - Concrete washings

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Types of Pollution Discharges

3 - Truck wash pollution (heavy metals, oils, detergent)

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Types of Pollution Discharges

4 - Building site sediment run off

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Types of Pollution Discharges

5 - Industrial activity detergent

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Types of Pollution Discharges Types of Pollution Discharges

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• Sewage blockage discharge

Sewage blockage discharge

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Types of Pollution Discharges Types of Pollution Discharges

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• Polluted solid fill

Polluted solid fill

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Types of Pollution Discharges

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• Rain washing petroleum product to drains

Rain washing petroleum product to drains

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Types of Pollution Discharges Types of Pollution Discharges

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• Food fat flowing into drains

Food fat flowing into drains

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Types of Pollution Discharges Types of Pollution Discharges

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• Paint spillage washed into storm water drains

Paint spillage washed into storm water drains

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Storm water Bylaws Storm water Bylaws

• These Bylaws help to protect

These Bylaws help to protect the District the District’ ’s lakes, rivers, and s lakes, rivers, and streams from contaminated streams from contaminated storm water discharges flowing storm water discharges flowing

• ut of the storm water drains.
• ut of the storm water drains.
• Council has appointed

Council has appointed Warranted (Pollution Control) Warranted (Pollution Control) Officers to protect storm water Officers to protect storm water drains from contamination. They drains from contamination. They do this by educating, do this by educating, encouraging, and enforcing encouraging, and enforcing compliance with the bylaws. compliance with the bylaws.

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Storm water Licences Storm water Licences

• 800 business trades have storm

800 business trades have storm water flowing over their land water flowing over their land and discharging into council and discharging into council’ ’s s storm water drains. storm water drains.

• High risk businesses need

High risk businesses need storm water licences to connect storm water licences to connect to and discharge their storm to and discharge their storm water into council water into council’ ’s drains. s drains.

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What do I do when I see pollution going What do I do when I see pollution going into the drain? into the drain?

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Report pollution to Council Report pollution to Council’ ’s 24/7 Services s 24/7 Services During work ph: 348 4199 During work ph: 348 4199 After work ph: 348 4199 After work ph: 348 4199

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On receiving your pollution complaint the following agencies may be involved, depending on the seriousness of the pollution

EBOP Castle Corp Public Health Police Pollution Control Fire Service

Pollution event Site

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Council’s ready reaction response to pollution discharges

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Clean up

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Fuel pollution discharge clean up

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Vehicle crash Pollution control

clean up clean up

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Council’s pollution control team are ready 24/7 to respond to your calls