DCC provides some answers about Mosgiel’s water situation
Stop all wars
THE Observer article ‘‘Suffering in Syrian war highlights worrying decline in UN’s efficacy’’ (ODT, 22.2.18) is nothing more than a reprinting of the worst propaganda produced by the warmongering
United States and its puppets.
The US and puppets have perpetrated continuous and illegal wars across the Middle East for the past 17 years. This has led to the development of Isis and resulted in millions of deaths of innocent people, including women and children, and swamped Europe with refugees.
President Putin made it clear to the United Nations, before Russian involvement in Syria, that the Western nations were not going to be allowed to destroy Syria as they had Libya.
Without Russian intervention the black flag of Isis would have been flying over Damascus with the destruction of this ancient society. God help the women of Syria under that scenario.
These wars must stop. Our world faces total ecological collapse due to rapidly developing climate change, pollution and overpopulation. Only by stopping the vast waste of technological, scientific and financial resources spent on developing killing THE United States has too many guns and too many armed people.
The result is thousands of deaths each year, including mass shootings in schools. The answer by the gun lobby is to have more guns and more armed people, such as teachers.
A definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. Clearly the rant by the chief executive of the NRA and supported by Trump meets this definition? Brian Ellis
Pine Hill
Sorry Chris, Crusher
WITH regards to Chris Trotter’s column (ODT, 16.2.18).
If Judith Collins is the answer, it must have been a damn silly question. James Dignan
St Clair IT seems around 70% of Mosgiel residents are not happy with the change in water supply forced upon us on December 11 without public consultation.
Why does the water still have a strong chlorine odour when DCC said it would only smell for a few days? Why does it leave your mouth feeling dry?
The glossy colour brochure distributed shortly before the changeover stated there had been no contamination in the Mosgiel bore water. Some say there was. Others say there was cryptosporidium in one Mosgiel street.
Could DCC please confirm whether or not there has been contamination in any of the Mosgiel bores recently? What is DCC going to do with the seven Mosgiel bores?
Is DCC going to start charging for water supply? Would DCC consider putting a tap on some of Mosgiel’s bores for the public to use at their own risk? Rachael Brinsdon
Mosgiel [Dunedin City Council group manager 3 Waters Tom Dyer replies:
‘‘It is understandable people have concerns about a significant change to their water supply. However, the move to a treated supply was necessary to protect people’s health. Mosgiel’s bore water met national drinking water standards, but the expert advice we received was that the chance of contamination was increasing with time.
‘‘We monitored the bores, but treatment provides stronger protection because it removes any contaminants before water enters the pipes.
‘‘Chlorine odour issues should be largely over now so we encourage residents to contact us directly if this is still a problem.
‘‘In terms of charging domestic customers for water, there are no plans to move to a metering system.
‘‘Because of length limits for letter responses, we don’t have room here for detailed answers to all the questions. We have provided further information to Ms Brinsdon directly.
‘‘More information on the changeover is also available at www.dunedin.govt.nz/mosgielwater.’’] ....................................
BIBLE READING: The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer . . . — Psalm 18:2.