![]() ![]() In an interview, Porter said these overflow points were considered “best practice” before 2009 but no new ones had been installed since then. This type of overflow set-up helps avoid wastewater simply spilling into the immediate surrounding area when there is a blockage, Maire Porter, director Three Waters, Hamilton City Council, says extensive effort is being put into eliminating overflow risks from the wastewater system. In total, the latest 2020 case in Flagstaff saw more than 1.2 million litres of wastewater spilled through an engineered overflow point into the stormwater system. This put people who came into contact with that water at “an unacceptably higher risk of infection”, Dickey said. Water quality scientists indicated the effects of the 2020 discharge were “of some significance”, with levels of the bacteria E.Coli more than 27,000 times higher in a tributary stream than recreational contact guidelines. The most recent of those in 2018 “occurred in extremely similar circumstances”, a sentencing decision from Judge Melinda Dickey said. The overflow stemmed from a pipe blockage caused by a build up of fats, rags and other materials.Ī prosecution over the incident by the regional council followed two previous city council convictions for discharging wastewater into the Waikato River. ![]() * Five things you may not realise your local council does * Warring past put aside as wastewater treatment plant officially opens * After a miserable winter, wind springs of change sweep away mayors, and disinformation dispensers Most people think of councils as roads, rubbish and rates – but what do they actually do, and why do councils matter?
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