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.
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