Sewerage repair project stretches beyond year end?
Desludging Martinborough’s neglected and troublesome sewerage ponds _ filled with 50 years of human detritis and never cleaned out since it opened for poop _ is scheduled to commence, yes begin, in October 2024.
That’s more than 16 months after the system was closed to new connections, 50 years after it first began collecting town sewerage _ and a June 2023 “hopeful” council prediction it would be back on line by mid-2025.
“We hope to have the plant compliant (with all Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) operating requirements) within 24 months,” Mayor Martin Connelly told The Star in June last year.
Connections for new users went on hold mid-2023 after the plant failed to meet “performance and compliance standards,” a report from officials confirmed. … Continue Reading
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