Photo: Facebook / Venues ŌtautahiA clean-up operation to prevent diesel seeping into Christchurch’s water supply has topped $1 million and there is no time frame for completion. This is a long-term process," said Venues Otautahi chief executive Caroline Harvie-Teare. Vbase (now Venues Otautahi) launched the clean-up process in October 2018. The following February, routine monitoring detected diesel in bore holes sunk to trace the fuel’s spread. Harvie-Teare said there has been no trace of diesel in the drinking water supply; no residential properties have been affected to date, based on testing.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 12, 2021 22:30 UTC