These reports cover large-scale municipal systems and as well as those serving small communities.
NPDC Inglewood waste water treatment plant
Treated wastewater from the Inglewood ponds is piped to the New Plymouth wastewater treatment plant most of the time; NPDC holds one consent allowing for intermittent wet-weather overflows of treated wastewater to the Kurapete Stream.
NPDC Inglewood WWTP Annual Report 2023 2024 (606 KB pdf) More reportsUrenui & Onaero beach camps
NPDC holds consents to discharge septic tank treated sewage to groundwater via infiltration trenches at the motor camps at Urenui and Onaero.
NPDC Urenui and Onaero Beach Camps Annual Report 2022-2023 (757 KB PDF) More reportsNPDC New Plymouth wastewater treatment plant
NPDC holds five consents relating to the discharge of treated wastewater into the Tasman Sea, disposal of sludge leachate, the discharge of emissions into the air, and for structures.
NPDC New Plymouth WWTP Annual Report 2022-2023 (1 MB PDF) More reportsWai-inu beach settlement
STDC holds one consent relating to a sewage treatment system it operates at Wai-inu Beach Settlement on the coast at Waitotara.
STDC Waiinu Beach Settlement Annual Report 2023 2024 (710 KB PDF) More reportsNPDC Waitara wastewater treatment plant & marine outfall
Since October 2014, Waitara’s municipal wastewater has been piped to the New Plymouth wastewater treatment plant, and the combined report for the January 2014-June 2015 period is the last for the Waitara wastewater treatment plant and marine outfall.
Combined annual report 2014-2015 (1.8 MB pdf) More reportsWai-iti Beach Retreat
Wai-iti Motor Camp Ltd holds consents to discharge septic tank treated sewage to groundwater via soakage trenches, and for a rock wall along the foreshore.
Wai iti Beach Retreat Annual Report 2022-2023 (1.3 MB PDF) More reportsSTDC Eltham wastewater treatment plant
Since 2010, treated wastewater from Eltham has been piped to the ponds at Hawera, and STDC holds once consent allowing for discharge of treated wastewater to the Mangwhero Stream under high rainfall conditions only.
STDC Eltham WWTP Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2023 2024 (517 KB pdf) More reportsSTDC Hāwera oxidation ponds
Treated wastewater from the Hāwera ponds is discharged to the Tasman Sea via the marine outfall used by Fonterra’s Whareroa plant, and STDC holds one consent to discharge to an unnamed stream in the event of high rainfall.
STDC Hawera Municipal Oxidation Ponds Annual Report 2022-2023 (1.5 MB PDF) More reportsSTDC Ōpunake wastewater treatment plant
The Ōpunake system involves discharges of treated wastewater to land, to freshwater bodies, and to the sea via an ocean outfall.
STDC Opunake WWTP Annual Report 2023 2024 (755 KB pdf) More reportsSTDC Waverley, Kaponga, Manaia & Pātea oxidation ponds
STDC holds a total of eight consents covering the operation of these treatment systems.
STDC Kaponga Manaia Patea and Waverley WWTPs Annual Report 2022-2023 (2.3 MB PDF) More reportsStratford DC waste water treatment plant
The Stratford DC holds one consent relating to its oxidation ponds east of Stratford township.
SDC Stratford WWTP Annual Report 2022-2023 (1.1 MB PDF) More reports