Earthquake Update
Once the water is back on, you can use showers, dishwashers and washing machines (grey water functions) - but please use water sparingly. Check that this wastewater is draining away from sections properly. If there are problems, contact the call centre on (03) 941 8999 or 0800 800 169 .
If you have a chemical toilet, continue to use it even when the water comes back on because the sewerage system is still compromised in your area. If there is a portable toilet in your street please use this in preference to your own toilet.
Once silt is cleared and the sewerage network is working again in your area, you will be advised when you can flush toilets again. The work to clear the sewers across the city could take three or four months. If you have been away and missed the distribution of chemical toilets, contact the call centre on (03) 941 8999 or 0800 800 169 .
Christchurch wastewater
Christchurch's wastewater is mainly domestic sewage (from kitchen, bathroom, laundry and toilets) and a smaller proportion of industrial and commercial discharges.
If the pipes were laid end to end they would reach all the way to Cape Reinga in the North Island. We seldom give a thought to where all the wastewater goes, let alone how it actually gets there.
Here you will find information on the wastewater and sewer systems for Christchurch and surrounding bay areas.
The Christchurch City Council maintains these systems under the Wastewater Asset Management Plan and localised strategies to provide the community with a safe and healthy environment through the appropriate treatment and discharge of its wastewater.
The Council also governs the safe disposal and treatment of commercial and contaminated wastewater, known as trade waste.
Contact us
City Water and Waste
Phone: (03) 941 8999 or
0800 800 169 (Banks Peninsula residents)
Email:
info@ccc.govt.nz
