Watercare faces up to $600m ‘sludge’ problem
The utility admits it hasn’t made provision in its 10-year plan for disposing of waste products, as it faces capacity limits at its biosolid dump site.
Māngere wastewater treatment plant.
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Watercare is running out of capacity at its biosolids dumping ground at Puketutu Island and wants to tap into a public-private partnership, long-term funding, or hand the problem over to an external provider.
Auckland’s water and wastewater utility carts about 20 truck-and-trailerloads of
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