Wastewater poured into Napier estuary by council again due to failing systemANDRE CHUMKO/STUFF Napier's Ahuriri Estuary and Pandora Pond has received another wastewater discharge after the city's wastewater system failed to cope again. Treated sewage has been poured into a local estuary by Napier City Council again due to the city's aged wastewater system failing to cope. Water testing was conducted yesterday in the stormwater network as well as upstream in the Estuary to provide baseline data. The wastewater system was overloaded during the heavy rainfall of ex-Cyclone Debbie in April 2017. Our LTP allows for that, with $20.6 million allocated to address wastewater issues," he saidNext month smoke detection testing within the wastewater network will begin, to show where there are stormwater connections infiltrating the wastewater network.

Source: Stuff September 06, 2018 02:09 UTC