Good morning Cody,

 

Thank you for your Local Government Official Information Act request dated
the 6^th of January 2022.

 

This morning I have been delegated the task of responding to your request
 and wish to do so with appropriate content and methodology that meets
your requirements.

 

For confirmation, you asked for:

 

“Please supply all water quality lab test results / reports for the month
of December 2021 through to 2022 year-to-date.”

 

The Timaru District Council manages 9 potable water schemes and carries
out a systematic and comprehensive water sampling and testing programme.
In addition we have been carrying an extensive range of unscheduled water
sampling and testing in order to assist with determining both the cause
and the solution to the current Timaru Urban Water discolouration issue.

 

Therefore can you please advise whether you want to receive tests results
for all 9 water schemes, or the test results for Timaru Urban only?

 

At our Timaru water Project Control Group (PCG) meeting yesterday we
determined that all the Timaru water test results, both scheduled and
unscheduled should be published on our Timaru District Council website.
The benefit of this approach is that as further test results are received
they can be published and therefore available to the public on an on-going
basis.  Our intention is to get the results loaded to the website this
week.

 

You asked for ‘year to date’ results, but given the lag time between
sampling, testing and receipt of the reports (which can take up to 5 days)
and the holiday season closure of the chemical testing laboratories there
will be very few results for the period 1 January to the date of your
request, being the 6^th of January 2022.  

 

Can you therefore please advise if publication of the test results on the
web site will meet the intent of the official request.

 

I am also very happy to discuss further if you wish to call me on the
numbers below.

 

I look forward to hearing back from you.

 

Kind regards

 

Ashley Harper ^| Three Waters Stimulus Advisor

[1]Timaru District Council Timaru District Council | PO Box 522 | Timaru
7940
P: 03 687 7260 | M: 027 431 0649 | W:
[2]www.timaru.govt.nz

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Hello Cody

We would much prefer to do Timaru Urban only at this stage.

Is this ok with you?

Thanks and kind regards

Ashley Harper ^| Three Waters Stimulus Advisor

[1]Timaru District Council Timaru District Council | PO Box 522 | Timaru
7940
P: 03 687 7260 | M: 027 431 0649 | W:
[2]www.timaru.govt.nz

Core days Tuesday and Wednesday

-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C <[FYI request #18117 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 11 January 2022 11:00 am
To: Ashley Harper <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Provision of Lab Results/Reports

Dear Ashley Harper,

It will be sufficient to see them on the website. Thank you for your
prompt assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Cody C

-----Original Message-----

Good morning Cody,

Thank you for your Local Government Official Information Act request dated
 the 6^th of January 2022.

This morning I have been delegated the task of responding to your request
 and wish to do so with appropriate content and methodology that meets
 your requirements.

For confirmation, you asked for:

“Please supply all water quality lab test results / reports for the month
 of December 2021 through to 2022 year-to-date.”

The Timaru District Council manages 9 potable water schemes and carries
 out a systematic and comprehensive water sampling and testing programme.
In addition we have been carrying an extensive range of unscheduled water
 sampling and testing in order to assist with determining both the cause
 and the solution to the current Timaru Urban Water discolouration issue.

Therefore can you please advise whether you want to receive tests results
 for all 9 water schemes, or the test results for Timaru Urban only?

At our Timaru water Project Control Group (PCG) meeting yesterday we
 determined that all the Timaru water test results, both scheduled and
 unscheduled should be published on our Timaru District Council website.
The benefit of this approach is that as further test results are received
 they can be published and therefore available to the public on an
on-going  basis.  Our intention is to get the results loaded to the
website this  week.

You asked for ‘year to date’ results, but given the lag time between
 sampling, testing and receipt of the reports (which can take up to 5
days)  and the holiday season closure of the chemical testing laboratories
there  will be very few results for the period 1 January to the date of
your  request, being the 6^th of January 2022.

Can you therefore please advise if publication of the test results on the
 web site will meet the intent of the official request.

I am also very happy to discuss further if you wish to call me on the
 numbers below.

I look forward to hearing back from you.

Kind regards

Ashley Harper ^| Three Waters Stimulus Advisor

[1]Timaru District Council Timaru District Council | PO Box 522 | Timaru
7940
P: 03 687 7260 | M: 027 431 0649 | W:
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Good afternoon Cody

 

Please find response attached.

 

Regards

 

 

Courtney MacKenzie ^| Executive Assistant
Commercial & Strategy
[1]Timaru District Council
Timaru District Council | PO Box 522 | Timaru
7940
P: 03 687 7697 | W: [2]www.timaru.govt.nz

I am in the office from 9am to 3pm

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