Selwyn_Times: June 28, 2023

Wednesday June 28 2023 Selwyn Times
• By Daniel Alvey
CHLORINATION will be the
first issue for the new Darfield
Residents Association to tackle.
The association was formed
after the community committees
across the district had to be
disbanded before Friday.
Interim chair
Harvey Polglase
said the association
want answers
from the
district council
on what needs
to be done for
chlorine to be
removed from
the town’s water
supply.
Under the Water Services Act
2021, all councils must provide
residual disinfection (chlorine)
for all public drinking water
supplies, unless an exemption
is granted by national drinking
water regulator Taumata
Arowai.
Darfield is one of 10 towns
across the district on temporary
chlorination.
“Some residents are going to
the expense of installing filters
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Chlorination tops residents’
association’s to-do list
Harvey
Polglase
to remove the chlorine and
there is anecdotal evidence of
increased hot-water cylinder
failures in the area,” Polglase
said.
“We need to find out what
needs to be done to fix the Darfield
water supply so the chlorine
can be removed, and what’s the
likely timeframe.”
The district council is working
with Rakaia Huts on their
exemption application, which
was initially declined in April.
However, the district council intends
to reapply once the issues
for the failed application have
been addressed.
A district council representative
will attend a public meeting
held by the association next
Thursday (July 6) at the Darfield
Recreation Centre, to answer
residents’ questions about chlorine.
At the same meeting, the
association will also be electing
a chairperson with Polglase
encouraging others to stand for
the position.
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Polglase said the committee
was “quite excited” about the
new opportunity it had been
given.
“It is important for Darfield
to have a strong voice promoting
our interests. The town is
growing rapidly, but there is a
risk our interests will be overwhelmed
by those of the likes of
Rolleston and West Melton.”
Polglase, a member of the
disestablished community
committee, said under the new
structure they will have more
freedom, compared to the
old district council-managed
committee.
“We felt while we were there
we didn’t have much in the way
of decision-making power.”
Other than chlorine, there is
also interest in pedestrian safety
in the town. Polglase said they
were open to ideas from the
community.
NEWS 5
In Brief
OWNER CLAIMS DOG
FOUND TIED TO POST
A farm dog found tied up to
a post in Dunsandel has been
claimed by its owner after they
saw the article about it in last
week’s Selwyn Times. A district
council spokesperson said
the owner came forward last
Wednesday to claim the dog.
PERYMANS RD DECISION
SUBJECT TO MORE INFO
Waka Kotahi New Zealand
Transport Agency officials met
with district council staff to
discuss the proposed closure of
the Perymans Rd intersection
with State Highway 75. District
councillors decided they needed
more information before
making their decision. They
will get an updated report in
September, which will include
crash data, vehicle movements,
and agricultural activity at the
intersection.
NEW OP SHOP
Hato Hone St John is set to open
a used clothing store in Rolleston.
The new store at 57 Tennyson
St will be open Monday to
Friday, 9.30am-5pm, and 10am-
4pm on Saturdays. Retail manager
Pete Whiting said it will sell
a range of quality used clothing,
footwear, accessories, and bric-abrac.
To volunteer email at the
store email stjohn.org.nz and use
job number 47316.
Dispose of
hot ash safely
Hot ash can
cause bin and
truck fires
FIRST
Bucket and soak it
Put ash in a metal bucket with water for
at least five days.
THEN
Spread on your garden
If untreated wood ash.
OR
Bag it and bin it
Place cold ash in a plastic bag then
place it in the red rubbish bin.
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