Flushing out our worst water polluter

Re Flushing out our worst water polluter, plus the front-page GDC water information - Ehara i te kōrere ake ake: water is our future, it’s not on tap forever.
These two items in Tuesday's paper interested me immensely. In her environment piece on page 7, Sarah Curtis pointed out Aotearoa New Zealand produces a massive amount of soil sediment and gives very clear reasons why. She closes her article with our district council's awareness and resolve to increase protection for Tairāwhiti's erodible land. The GDC website touches on the Tairāwhiti Road to Recovery following cyclones Hale and Gabrielle, and explains drinking water - Gisborne city supply, Te Karaka supply, Whatatutu supply and compliance. Check online.
On page 11 in the same edition, Kate McNamara had a column on the National and Act plan to repeal the previous government's Three Waters Act, asking what will be recoverable if they do turn off the tap. She finishes her opinion piece referencing the $500m of "Three Waters better off support" funding to councils: "Whatever you make of this general do-goodery, it has absolutely nothing to do with better water. Such strings were never attached."
I add here: Now the election is over it is too late to play politics with such an important issue as this. National and Act have been elected for the next three years. It's called Three Waters because it's about the three main types of water infrastructure: stormwater, drinking water and wastewater. A key piece of legislation to bring the programme into effect, the Water Services Entities Act, was passed by Parliament in December 2022. It will establish the new water services entities, so they are ready to provide services from 1 July 2024. Most significantly, this legislation related to the entities being responsive to councils’ planning processes; ensuring all voices are heard at the table and increasing accountability to communities.
Finally, the three most important ingredients to sustain health are adequate food and shelter, clean breathable air and last but not least, adequate clean water - all of these are possible.