An electrical fault at the Waipukurau Wastewater Treatment Plant has caused an overflow of wastewater into the Pah Flat drain.
An electrical fault at the Waipukurau Wastewater Treatment Plant late last night has caused an overflow of wastewater into the Pah Flat drain, that connects to the Tukituki River from Mt Herbert Rd.
CHB District Council staff were alerted to the issue and were able to manually bypass the electrical
fault at 10.30pm, with the plant now operating as normal.
Council CEO Doug Tate says, “We take our responsibility for the environment and health seriously, and any overflow is disappointing.
”We’ve had a deliberate and clear plan, supported by community to address the long-term challenges with our wastewater sites, and we need to learn from this incident”.
