SEWERAGE AND THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE
Sewerage
AND THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE
Reticulation Systems, Effluent Quality
Overview
The Oxford Waste Water Treatment Plant has
The repair of earthquake damaged sewer infrastructure
continued to experience issues with high wet
is now well underway with the completion of the Kaiapoi
weather flows. It is proposed to construct a holding
and Rangiora relining contracts, the commencement of
pond on the inflow to the treatment plant to balance
the Deep Sewer and the Shallow Sewer contracts and
the high flows. This work is planned to be completed
the tendering of the Kaiapoi pump station repairs works.
by June 2014.
The existing system in the Red Zone remains functional, but is progressively being abandoned as demolition
The closed circuit television work has focused primarily
work progresses.
on identification of earthquake damaged infrastructure this year. The programme for closed circuit television
The Mandeville, Ohoka Meadows and Swannanoa
inspection in 2013/14 will focus on condition assessment
sewer schemes have been connected into the Eastern
and infiltration identification for the purposes of
Districts Sewer Scheme, with the construction of
determining the future renewals programme.
the Bradleys Road pump station, the Mandeville to Rangiora pipe line and associated pipework in
The effluent quality from the District's existing
Mandeville. This has allowed for the decommissioning
wastewater treatment plants has generally complied
of the three existing treatment plants at Mandeville,
with the resource consent conditions, except for two
Ohoka Meadows and Swannanoa and it has also given
non-compliances at the Oxford Waste Water Treatment
an opportunity to provide reticulated wastewater to
Plant relating to wet weather overflows. All other
properties in Ohoka.
conditions have generally been graded as compliant.
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Investigation has been undertaken into the long term options to improve the financial sustainability of the Loburn Lea and Fernside sewer schemes. The results from the Loburn Lea investigation did not identify any favourable option to reduce the sewer rates however, further investigation is currently being undertaken to assess alternative options. The preliminary results from the Fernside investigation suggest that the best option is to connect into the Eastern Districts Sewer Scheme via Rangiora when the proposed development in the area occurs. The Council's 2013 Customer Satisfaction survey showed that 99% of respondents, who expressed an opinion, were satisfied with the standard of service they received from the Council sewer scheme. This is the same as satisfaction level from the previous survey in 2010.
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