Ashburton water bottling plant up in the airWAYNNE WILLIAMS/SUPPLIED A site in the Ashburton Business Estate. A controversial Ashburton water bottling deal may be off the table for good, after one of its biggest opponents was elected mayor. READ MORE* For sale: 40 billion litres of Canterbury's purest water* Councillors kept in dark over controversial water deal* Second Canterbury property with water extraction rights up for sale* Ashburton mayor faces investigation over water leak* Ashburton water buyer negotiating to move town's rail yards* Elation as Ashburton council backs out of controversial water bottling dealSUPPLIED Former Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay. McKay would not rule out trying to sell Lot 9 for a third time. She is understood to staunchly oppose a water bottling plant, and previously indicated she would push for an investigation.

Source: Stuff October 16, 2016 01:41 UTC