Where have we come from?
- Sited on eastern edge of Lake Rotorua in Sanatorium Reserve - Reserve gifted by Ngāti Whakaue for public purposes under 1880 Fenton Agreement
- Deconstructs wastewater incl domestic sewage, rain, sediment, industrial wastewater & some storm water
- Deals with about 20 million litres of wastewater per day
- Pumped up to the Whakarewarewa Forest
- Best in NZ at removing nitrogen, but recovered water is still high in phosphorous and pathogens
The current process involves:
2/3 wastewater undergoes 5-stage Bardenpho biological treatment, 1/3 membrane bio-reactor (click on the image to make it larger):
Consultation has concluded
