Support for Port Hills hydro plan
Support in principle has been given by the Heathcote County Council to further investigation of a proposed hydro-electric generation scheme on the Port Hills. The scheme has been suggested by the Port Hills Energy Authority which wants support in principle, from both Heathcote and Lyttelton councils, to be a prefeasibility study. Heathcote councillors last evening agreed to the study on the basis that
water used would be returned to the reservoirs after use. The initial proposal before the authority was designed so that the water — which would flow at 1.25 cumecs — would flow into the natural watercourse of the area. The authority’s director of engineering, Mr lan Bywater, said there was no reason why the water could not be put back into the reservoir because it would not be contaminated in any way.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19861205.2.53
Bibliographic details
Press, 5 December 1986, Page 8
Word Count
139Support for Port Hills hydro plan Press, 5 December 1986, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.