· The backlog of partially treated wastewater
overflowing at the Inglewood oxidation pond (sewage
treatment pond) has been cleared.
· We apologise for
the incident and thank everyone for their patience while our
staff worked hard to fix it.
· Heavy rain and storms
earlier in the week caused the overflow into the Kurapete
Stream, which flows into the Maunganui River.
· Most
of the overflow was rainwater and was partially treated but
Do Not Swim warnings remain in place at both the Stream and
the River.
· We quickly notified the regulators, TRC
and TDHB, iwi and hapu and other recreational
users.
· Check our Can
I Swim webpage for the latest info.
· While
it’s not ideal, we do have a TRC consent for the overflow
in times of heavy rain.
· Our Mayor and Councillors
have this week recommended including a $248 million
investment to upgrade our water networks in our next 10-Year
budget which will help prevent issues like this in
future.
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