Sticking Plaster Plan to Fix Dozens of Wells and Remove Chlorine from Drinking Water
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
'Sticking-plaster' plan should see chlorine removed from drinking water by May deadline.
By Dominick Harris
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Councillors in Christchurch, New Zeland, have approved a $2 million "sticking plaster" plan to temporarily fix dozens of wells and help meet the May deadline to rid the city's drinking water of chlorine.
Work will be carried out on 42 below-ground well heads that can be made safe with relatively minor improvements because they tap into aquifers with artesian pressure, which offers an additional barrier and means the risk of contamination is low.
They are also deep, older bores with longstanding good records of water quality.
The short-term fix will allow the wells to be used without treatment, meaning there is a "good chance" water supplies will be chlorine-free by May.
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