Q: What changed in the renewal hearing review?
Dema Orr: The affected crew has tried the revised procedure under ordinary working conditions. That changes what is in the file; it does not, by itself, change the rule.
Q: Which entry should residents look at first?
Dema Orr: the gate’s release board and the ward cistern level marks. This cycle records 31 measured release turns, against 29 in the last count. The dates and the method matter as much as the total.
Q: Why is there still a disagreement?
Dema Orr: Keepers point to a steady total at the gate; residents point to a sharper fall in the last two cisterns. We have not found a single measure that answers both accounts.
Q: What will the next check tell you?
Dema Orr: A mason crew will inspect the final bend during the next low-flow window. If it is recorded by another crew, we can see whether the first result was about the method or about the place.
Q: What should the public not infer yet?
Dema Orr: That a lower or higher count settles how much reserve water reaches the lower wards after a thaw pushes grit through the upper channel. It tells us what was entered, not who should carry the cost.
