What Council Does
- Animal Control
- Area Engineers
- Building Control
- Cemeteries
- Civil Defence
- Community Halls
- Community Housing
- Corridor Management
- Customer Service
- Environmental Health
- Funding and Grants
- Forestry
- Libraries
- Liquor Licensing
- Maps
- Museums
- Online Services
- Parks and Reserves
- Planning/Resource Management
- Records/Archives
- Roading
- Rubbish and Recycling
- SIESA
- Stormwater
- Water
- Wastewater
Urban Water Supplies
Council owns and manages 11 urban water supply schemes at Edendale-Wyndham, Lumsden, Manapouri, Mossburn, Ohai-Nightcaps-Wairio, Orawia, Otautau, Riverton, Te Anau, Tuatapere and Winton.
Definitions
Toby: The toby, or stop cock, is a valve that turns the water supply on and off to your property. It is usually found close to the street.
Reticulation: Reticulation is the network of pipes that delivers water to your property. Another set of reticulation takes wastewater away from your property.
Ballcock: The shut-off valve at the top of the inlet on a consumer’s rural water tank.
Restrictor: A special device that restricts the flow rate of water to a pre-set amount (used on rural water supplies).
Hydrant: A special outlet on the water main used for fire-fighting (covered by a rectangular lid and painted yellow).
About this page
| First added: | 25 March 2009 |
| Last updated: | 11 January 2012 |
Who to contact
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Or, If you would like to discuss a matter on this page, feel free to contact us:
Southland District Council
P.O. Box 903
Invercargill 9840
Phone: 0800 732 732
Fax: 0800 732 329
emailsdc@southlanddc.govt.nz
