Any water supply quality exceedance

Max Pepper made this Official Information request to Christchurch City Council

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From: Max Pepper

Dear Christchurch City Council,

Can you please provide dates and locations that water quality testing has found results that have exceeded Ministry of Health standards (Bacteriological Standards, Protozoal Standards, and Chemical Standards).

Yours faithfully,

Max Pepper

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From: Max Pepper

Dear Christchurch City Council,

Please respond to this Official Information request https://fyi.org.nz/request/20479-any-wat....

This request was submitted on September 06, 2022.

By law, Christchurch City Council has to responded promptly and by October 05, 2022, and there has been no communication thus far.

Yours faithfully,

Max Pepper

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Christchurch City Council

Good afternoon Max,

We have had a look and we do not seem to have any record of your request dated 6 September 2022. My apologies for this.

I will log your request now and we will get an answer for you as soon as possible.

Kind regards,

Ella Sullivan
Graduate Official Information Advisor
Office of the Mayor and Chief Executive

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Christchurch City Council

Good afternoon Max,

I have discussed your request with our 3 waters team and have found your request is too large. Could you kindly specify the supply areas of interest and the specific period you would like the information?

Please also see the following report provided by the Ministry of Health regarding drinking water compliance. We can provide more recent information on this compliance if this is what you are after.
www.health.govt.nz/publication/annual-re...

Let me know if you have any queries.

Kind regards,

Ella Sullivan
Graduate Official Information Advisor
Office of the Mayor and Chief Executive

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From: Max Pepper

Dear Official Information,

Are you implying that CCC drinking water has breached safe drinking water standards so many times that there is too much data to make public?

To narrow it down I am interested in Christchurch Central City and as many exceeded test results as possible. If that is still too many breaches narrow this request further to the last 5 years, and then 3 years if that is still too many.

Yours sincerely,

Max Pepper

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Christchurch City Council

Good afternoon Max,

Thank you for your refinement. I have passed this onto staff and will be in touch when we have a response.

Kind regards,

Ella Sullivan
Graduate Official Information Advisor
Office of the Mayor and Chief Executive

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Christchurch City Council


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Dear Max,

Thank you for your email, received on 10 October 2022 . You requested the following information, under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA):

"Can you please provide dates and locations that water quality testing has found results that have exceeded Ministry of Health standards (Bacteriological Standards, Protozoal Standards, and Chemical Standards".

You then refined your request on the 19th October to the "Christchurch Central City and as many exceeded test results as possible. If that is still too many breaches narrow this request further to the last 5 years, and then 3 years if that is still too many".

Please find attached a response to your LGOIMA request.

You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review our decision. Complaints can be sent by email to [email address].

Publication of responses to LGOIMA requests
Please note: our LGOIMA responses may be published on the Christchurch City Council website a month after they have been responded to, with requesters' personal details withheld. If you have any concerns about this please contact the Official Information team on [Christchurch City Council request email].

Yours sincerely,

Ella Sullivan
Graduate Official Information Advisor
Office of the Mayor and Chief Executive

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