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| Headline December 10 2009: Last Pipeline for 2009 ! |
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW With Christmas only a few weeks away and 2009 drawing to a close it is a time to reflect on the past year; a difficult period for the many employers and employees personally affected by the global recession. 2009 has been a significant year for the water industry in New Zealand. Major changes include the Government’s new policy initiatives for water aimed at addressing significant issues that have been building for some time. These include declining freshwater quality, allocation, governance arrangements, improved productivity and legal matters under the purview of the Treaty of Waitangi. Along the way we’ve had Auckland governance reforms, the first stage RMA reforms, reviews of two regional councils, deferment of implementation of mandatory drinking water standards, and effectively an end to any new initiatives under the sanitary works subsidy scheme. The portents for 2010 are for more quite significant change, with the Land and Water Forum delivering some policy options, the form and function of the newly established Environmental Protection Authority being further clarified, a 20 year Infrastructure Plan being put in place, and further reform of the Local Government Act. The latter will allow for more flexibility round involvement of the private sector in water utility management, as well as mandatory performance benchmarking. Internally the trading name for the organisation has been changed and we’ve implemented a revised strategic plan, re-branding and re-positioning our position in the marketplace. We’ve had to deal with the effects of the recession. A highlight would be the ongoing success of our events programme, including our annual conference. We have also reviewed and revised the way we communicate internally with our special interest groups, and externally with New Zealand Inc. We would like to take this opportunity to thank members, including those who serve passionately and ably on our SIGs and committees for your support for Water New Zealand in 2009. We wish you and your loved ones a happy, safe and prosperous 2010. Seasons greetings
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The Water New Zealand Web Forum is open to anyone wanting to exchange ideas, pose questions, offer advice and learn from others' experiences. See here for the instructions on how to register/post a message on the forum. You can sign up to as many or as few of the Forums. New posts to both these discussion boards will be emailed to all web-forum members to keep discussions current. Start posting your queries today! Topics that are currently being discussed: 3 Waters Forum
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. QUIZ - Water Questions and Answers Question: By international standards New Zealand is steep and wet. We have become more dependent on fossil fuels in recent years. How many megawatts of hydro power has been generated from new – not existing – projects since the RMA was put in place in 1991? Go to the end of this newsletter for the correct answer
A Short History of the Association DRAFT DOCUMENT View the draft document here: A short History of the Association This is a work in progress and we welcome any comments and feedback, as we would like to have a complete and accurate record of the history of the Association. If you have any input into the Associations’ history, please send your comments to: Water New Zealand Water Loss & Pressure Management Conference Registrations are now open and the delegate list is growing daily. Register now and be confirmed before Christmas! A full programme that includes several overseas speakers has been confirmed. New water loss guidelines will be released at the conference and available post-Conference for non-attendees. This year’s Conference will again include a small trade exhibition. The GHD Conference Dinner will be held on Thursday 11 February, and for the first time will feature after-dinner entertainment! Go here to register. Please contact Sue Bull at the Water New Zealand office for Conference queries Water New Zealand Stormwater Conference 2010 The Stormwater Special Interest Group in conjunction with the Modelling Special Interest Group of Water New Zealand and the recently established Rivers Group, are in the planning stages for the 2010 Stormwater Conference. Thank you to all those who have submitted an abstract, we are currently in the review process and hope to notify the successful authors by early December.
Water New Zealand Intro Tour Registrations are now open for what will be a fun and informative 4-day road trip designed to showcase the New Zealand water environment to new industry professionals. Sixteen sites that cover the full water cycle and more have been confirmed. Of great interest will be the internationally recognised operation at the Awapuni Sustainable Development Centre which harnesses harmful methane gas to power its nearby wastewater treatment plant, and offers surplus energy to the national grid. Napier City Council’s innovative Biological Trickling Filter Pilot Plant has also been confirmed. The tour also includes two Sustainable Wine Growing Scheme tours. The 2010 Tour will begin in Wellington and finish in Napier. The Registration Fee includes all meals, accommodation and transport for the duration of the tour. Go here to register. Please contact Sue Bull for Tour queries Change of Details Form
Change of Details form found here Thank you New Zealand Land Treatment Collective Annual Conference (Technical Session 31) A conference in cooperation with the Small Wastewater and Natural Systems Special Interest Group of Water New Zealand (SWANS-SIG) Call for Papers - This is the call for oral and poster papers to be presented at the Land Treatment Collective annual conference in Dunedin, New Zealand, March 17-19, 2010. Preference will be given to papers and posters relevant to the conference theme, although all papers on the land treatment of wastes are welcome. Areas of interest for the conference include:
To submit a paper, please go here Standards NZ Land Development and Subdivision draft standard (DZ 4404)
Early Warning for World Water Day 2010 Corporate Water Challenge Alert! Alert! The WWD Corporate Water Challenge is booked in for Sunday March 21, 2010!
These events are co-hosted by Beca, North Shore City Council and Tauranga City Council, with all proceeds going to Oxfam New Zealand's Water for Survival programmes. Go here to find out more Water Journal
Approved Backflow Technician National Database
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NZWETA Training New Zealand Water & Environment Training Academy
First streams for 2010! Found here Contact either Michelle or Jacqui to discuss your requirements and let them help you realise your training needs. * New Name* The Groundwater Short Courses, formerly managed for twenty years by the Centre for Groundwater Studies (CGS), will continue to be managed by the same staff on the same business model, but now under the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT). They will now be known as: “NCGRT Groundwater Industry Training”. All staff emails and phone numbers remain the same and general course enquiries can now be sent to:
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The 17th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Division of the International Association for Hydraulic Engineering Research (IAHR) The first Announcement and call for papers. For more information please go to www.iahr-apd2010.com
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Pipeline To advertise your job vacancies in the next edition of Pipeline, please contact: Noeline Strange |
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Water New Zealand’s bookshop boasts a wide variety of manuals and guidelines, specialising in a range of water and waste water issues. The manuals are packed with current and relevant information with in put from many specialist organisations. We also have a range of educational booklets that are available for free download off Water New Zealand’s website, so get on line and see what is relevant for you! Please check out our website, http://www.waternz.org.nz/bookshop.html under bookshop for an order form which also details price and availability. If you have any queries regarding any of the bookshop items, contact: phone (04) 472 8925, or email jan.lang@waternz.org.nz Special bookshop rates apply to Water New Zealand members! |
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Simone Olsen: simone@avenues.co.nz Question: By international standards New Zealand is steep and wet. We have become more dependent on fossil fuels in recent years. How many megawatts of hydro power has been commissioned and generated from new – not existing – projects since the RMA was put in place in 1991? Answer: We don’t know. One estimate supplied to Water New Zealand was 24mw.
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