Queenstown Lakes District Council is about to kick off a survey to better understand how local businesses are managing their trade waste. Trade waste is wastewater generated by commercial operators that discharge waste into council’s networks.

QLDC Acting Asset Planning Manager Polly Lambert said the survey would gather information from local bars, restaurants, hairdressers, automotive operators and other commercial operators that discharge into the wastewater networks.

“It’s really important we understand how trade waste is being managed by our local businesses and the types and quality of any discharge into the networks,” she said.

The information will give us a comprehensive understanding of our customers and how they discharge into the network.

“We’re in the early stages of reviewing the bylaw and determining whether it is the most appropriate way of managing discharges to the council network. The information we get through the survey will be vital in helping to shape that.
In the meantime, a council representative will be going door-to-door asking businesses to run through a survey with them.

“We’re very grateful to business owners for helping with this piece of work. If you don’t have time to talk to our staff when they drop by, please feel free to make another more suitable time for them to come back,” Ms Lambert said.
The survey is expected to take six weeks to complete.

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