Financial wrangling between Wellington (N.Z.) City Council and the district health board could result in Wellington Hospital being denied access to emergency water supplies in the event of a big earthquake, according to an article on the Stuff website.
The hospital, which uses 750,000 litres of water a day, has only five days of water in its own reservoir. It could take up to 50 days to restore water to the capital after a disaster.
The cash-strapped Capital & Coast District Health Board pulled out of an agreement with the city council and Greater Wellington Regional Council to fund a $20 million emergency reservoir leaving a funding shortfall.
Now the city council says it will push ahead with a reservoir – but the hospital might not be allowed to use the water unless the DHB helps pay for it.
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