IAWAI Water Services Strategy

After reading your Water services strategy, I'm concerned that you have mentioned reductions in HUE's 2 and 3. Reality says that council spending combined with loan repayments on borrowed capital will be unable to provide a reduction in rate increases and therefore become unrealistic. I have advocated for the creation of IAWAI because I have worked on HCC water infrastructure projects and would prefer to see rate payers employed instead of contractors that do not live within the district. Equally I was also concerned about Hamilton's reliance on only one water and one waste water plant, a second was required on the east side of the Waikato river and infrastructure that allowed both systems to transfer load between them. Therefore I am happy to continue supporting IAWAI creation, however my biggest suggestion is for it to innovate from both a business and technology point of view. If IAWAI had an innovation arm that could identify and create other revenue streams for itself that could help to reduce its overall financial impact on all its rates payers.

Yes

This must apply to city and town infrastructure only. I cannot apply to rural housing where the owner provides their own waster water and water infrastructure.

Yes,

If the owner is adding to their own infrastructure, then yes, this would seem fair, after all the waste has to be processed beyond the home owners premises.

Website, Social media, Hui, Marae forum, Events (online or in person)

Yes

After reading this document, I like how it shows a high level of community engagement and transparency.

Yes

Again, this is another great example of both councils understanding that not all rate payers are equal and having the power to wavier based on the situation is excellent.

No, these are my own personal views

Raglan