tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post8425788138293923473..comments2023-08-26T01:09:07.337+12:00Comments on Reflections on Auckland Planning: Auckland Water Shortages and WatercareJoel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-72622714339584726052020-06-24T10:25:02.777+12:002020-06-24T10:25:02.777+12:00Joel, A great & timely response for those of u...Joel, A great & timely response for those of us who remember the last "drought"! I am amazed at the time its taken to get the Hayes Creek Dam onstream, it seems every effort is being made to garner support for the Waikato option. I note as well the Architectural Design Guidelines published 8th June by Watercare makes no mention of grey water re-use. Surely this is a wasted resource?Mogie Pillaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-20916794142439581232020-06-23T17:25:03.429+12:002020-06-23T17:25:03.429+12:00David. Thank you for his comment. That "indep...David. Thank you for his comment. That "independent Review" is very much part of my archives. I remeber at the time appreciating the independent stance taken. And I acknowledge it. This was a big story and I've been selective in my telling of it in this post. I agree your Independent Review report should be part of the next Auckland Council agenda. I wonder whether any of the Joel Cayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-41345830742374871172020-06-23T16:48:56.751+12:002020-06-23T16:48:56.751+12:00Joel: You overlook the role three of us played as ...Joel: You overlook the role three of us played as combined TA commissioned auditors of the "crisis" as it unfolded, refusing to buy the emergency pipeline argument and correctly interpreting the meteorology while pointing out significant deficiencies in the way the dam infrastructure was both managed and distributed. We sustained personal and institutional pressure to depart from the David Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-41132141293602388592020-06-12T09:10:25.551+12:002020-06-12T09:10:25.551+12:00This is a superb example of why publicly listed co...This is a superb example of why publicly listed companies PROFIT MULTIPLES (ie resulting Share Prices) are so much higher than small business MULTIPLES. Regardless of important issues they just juggernaut through issues that would sink a small business. Clearly privatization (not STRICTLY TRUE as WaterCare is 100% owned by the Council) as in this case, inevitably leads to business models that areWayne Cameronnoreply@blogger.com