The Latest Water Restrictions and the New Waterpark.
One of our roving reporters saw the notice from the NPDC that water restrictions had come in again recently.
It was a warm and muggy day and thoughts went to the kids at the new Waterpark and which day affected their use of the Waterpark – the odds day or the evens day. That’s a bit of a tongue in cheek statement of course. The people who pay the bills for water have the restriction’s, but the restrictions don’t apply to everyone in New Plymouth these days.
This roving reporter hadn’t seen the Waterpark so went to see how water was being used in the middle of restrictions with this new facility.
Of course the kids and their families were having a fantastic time, that has been the whole point of the park.
But how does this fit with messages by our Council that we must conserve water at home ?
The ratepayers and renters who foot the bill must go without every second day, even if they are relying on water to grow food to feed themselves. Restricted at home, but at a Council approved facility water can be used with abandon ?
The NPDC is likely to tell us they have all sorts of conservation methods with this use of water, you may have those methods at home too, but there are no restrictions on water use when the Council decides it’s OK, but restrictions on you at home instead.
It was ironic to notice in the changing world we live in, right next to the Waterpark is an ocean full of 100% free water. In this particular part of New Plymouth at low tide there are rock pools full of safe cool water for kids to access too.
But we live in a world where we don’t teach our kids how to be safe around water anymore, like school kids used to get taught in previous generations, so now we need to set up a Waterpark right next to the free ocean water, to keep our kids safe.
Plenty of people along the streets by the Waterpark, who have real trouble with water restrictions and droughts every year, made submissions to the NPDC about using water for fun at the expense of home owners who don’t have access to enough in Summer.
But the decision has been made, having fun is a better decision for our Council, than making sure ratepayers and renters have access to water every day in Summer too.
It was really good to see a lot of kids and their families enjoying the water at the park. We’re not trying to suggest for a minute that shouldn’t be happening.
It’s just such a shame that the people who foot the bill for the water in New Plymouth, the ratepayers and the renters, that they don’t have a Council who makes sure there is plenty of access to water with the growing population in New Plymouth. This is one of those basic services our Council is here to provide for us.
Don’t know about anyone else but there does seem to be a tonne of rain that lands over New Plymouth every year. It would be really nice if Long Term Plans could include things like capturing more rainfall and making sure there is plenty of water for everyone to enjoy, including the people who pay the rates bills.
It was a warm and muggy day and thoughts went to the kids at the new Waterpark and which day affected their use of the Waterpark – the odds day or the evens day. That’s a bit of a tongue in cheek statement of course. The people who pay the bills for water have the restriction’s, but the restrictions don’t apply to everyone in New Plymouth these days.
This roving reporter hadn’t seen the Waterpark so went to see how water was being used in the middle of restrictions with this new facility.
Of course the kids and their families were having a fantastic time, that has been the whole point of the park.
But how does this fit with messages by our Council that we must conserve water at home ?
The ratepayers and renters who foot the bill must go without every second day, even if they are relying on water to grow food to feed themselves. Restricted at home, but at a Council approved facility water can be used with abandon ?
The NPDC is likely to tell us they have all sorts of conservation methods with this use of water, you may have those methods at home too, but there are no restrictions on water use when the Council decides it’s OK, but restrictions on you at home instead.
It was ironic to notice in the changing world we live in, right next to the Waterpark is an ocean full of 100% free water. In this particular part of New Plymouth at low tide there are rock pools full of safe cool water for kids to access too.
But we live in a world where we don’t teach our kids how to be safe around water anymore, like school kids used to get taught in previous generations, so now we need to set up a Waterpark right next to the free ocean water, to keep our kids safe.
Plenty of people along the streets by the Waterpark, who have real trouble with water restrictions and droughts every year, made submissions to the NPDC about using water for fun at the expense of home owners who don’t have access to enough in Summer.
But the decision has been made, having fun is a better decision for our Council, than making sure ratepayers and renters have access to water every day in Summer too.
It was really good to see a lot of kids and their families enjoying the water at the park. We’re not trying to suggest for a minute that shouldn’t be happening.
It’s just such a shame that the people who foot the bill for the water in New Plymouth, the ratepayers and the renters, that they don’t have a Council who makes sure there is plenty of access to water with the growing population in New Plymouth. This is one of those basic services our Council is here to provide for us.
Don’t know about anyone else but there does seem to be a tonne of rain that lands over New Plymouth every year. It would be really nice if Long Term Plans could include things like capturing more rainfall and making sure there is plenty of water for everyone to enjoy, including the people who pay the rates bills.
Posted: Fri 17 Jan 2025