Say No to Water Meters

Date presented: 2 December 2010

Summary of the petition 'say no to water meters'.

Details
Full title: Say no to water meters
No of signatures: 17,988
Submitted by: Wellington Residents' Coalition
Meeting of: Strategy and Policy Committee
Date: 2 December 2010
Decision:
  1. Receive the information.
  2. Agree that the Council again reconfirm that it wants to avoid the need for either compulsory residential water metering or major storage dams, and to this end is considering a range of means to promote water conservation and efficiency.
  3. Agree that the Council again reconfirm that it wants water services to remain publicly owned and managed on a not for profit basis.
  4. Agree to refer the petition to Officers to inform their work.
  5. Note that a report will be presented to the Strategy and Policy Committee meeting on 1 March 2011 that will include a response to the areas raised by this petition.
Officers' response: View Report (22KB PDF)