LEAKING POOL: The exact reason for Wanganui East Pool's leakage problem has yet to be confirmed but work is under way to get to the bottom of the problem.
At yesterday's sport and recreation committee meeting Wanganui District Council property officer Gordon Easterbrook said they were well on the way to tracking down the cause of the leak.
The pool had to close in mid March this year, a couple of weeks earlier than had planned, as it was losing up to 117 cubic metres of water a day.
Mr Easterbrook said the non-evasive tests that have been conducted had yet to isolate the problem, however, it is more likely to be due to plumbing than cracking.
He presented a "wishlist" to the committee outlining step-by-step the processes he felt appropriate to pinpoint where the leak was occurring and to remedy the situation.
The overall estimated cost to complete the action plan is $20000, however, it is structured in such a way that if one of the early procedures stops the leak the remaining procedures won't be required.
The first step of the plan is to use close circuit television (CCTV) to check the pool's outlet pipe back to the valve, approximately 20 metres of piping. "We are hanging our hat mainly on the outlet pipe," Mr Easterbrook said.
"The pipe is a spiral riveted pipe and we believe that it may be perforated."
The cost for this CCTV process is estimated at $600 and will be funded from the pool's repairs and maintenance budget.
Depending on what comes out of the inspection it is likely a submission to the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) will be required to pay for repairs or to investigate further.
Council have said on a number of occasions they are committed to keeping the Wanganui Pool open until Splash Centre extensions are complete.
This is likely to be at least 12 months so the general consensus at the meeting was a resolution had to be achieved before the swimming season in October.
Work begins on Wanganui East pool
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