2 February 2016

Mangere odour buffer land not a viable SHA alternative

Watercare odour buffer land surrounding the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant is not available as an alternative special housing area (SHA) site, says Watercare CEO Raveen Jaduram.

The 33.5 hectares of odour buffer land has been repeatedly identified by the SOUL community group as a viable SHA alternative to the nearby Otuataua Stonefields, which has SHA status.

“We have made it very clear that this land is not available for housing and are disappointed with the continuous misinformation being disseminated by the SOUL group,” says Jaduram.

He says the only dialogue Watercare has had with SOUL has been to explain why the odour buffer land is not an appropriate housing solution.

Watercare’s resource consents require no noxious, objectionable or offensive odours reach the wastewater treatment plant’s neighbouring community.

Furthermore, because odours are permitted within odour buffer land, if houses were built on our odour buffer land, the residents would have no recourse for complaint.

Every day, the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant treats about 319 million litres of wastewater to a high quality.

The plant is currently being expanded to meet growth requirements and Watercare has plans for further expansion, which will continue in stages over the coming years.

This will see treatment processes move a lot closer to the southern odour buffer boundary along Ascot Road.

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