Govt adviser urges big shake-up of local government water services

Govt adviser urges big shake-up of local government water services
By Pattrick Smellie April 18 (BusinessDesk) - All local councils should start charging ratepayers for both drinking and waste water by volume, while new water infrastructure should be delivered regionally because of its high cost for smaller communities, says a government advisory group report. Chaired by Wellington Regional Council chair Fran Wilde, the report was quietly released on the Department of Internal Affairs website on Wednesday, and is said by close observers to have been watered down to appease local government political sensitiv...