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Wastewater

The Christchurch City Council maintains wastewater systems to provide the community with a safe and healthy environment through the appropriate treatment and discharge of its wastewater. This covers both domestic wastewater and trade waste.

Wastewater

Our reticulated wastewater system handles domestic sewage from kitchen, bathroom, laundry and toilets. It also receives a smaller amount of liquid discharge from commercial and industrial premises, such as discharge from restaurants, takeaway outlets, food processors, metal finishers, service stations, and chemical manufacturers.

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About wastewater
About our wastewater network
Wastewater treatment
Building over pipes
Wastewater conservation
Facts and figures
Regulation
Schools programme
Types of wastewater systems

Maintenance and repairs
Wastewater lateral repairs
Wastewater pipes ownership and responsibility

Trade waste
Trade waste schedule of rates and charges
Non-compliance
Consent and registration to discharge
Wastewater pre-treatment
Monitoring trade waste

Wastewater projects
Akaroa wastewater scheme
Wainui wastewater scheme
Lyttelton Harbour wastewater scheme

Wastewater treatment plants
Christchurch
Lyttelton
Governors Bay
Diamond Harbour
Akaroa
Duvauchelle

Wastewater overflows
Recent and historic wastewater overflows
Wastewater overflow consent
Types of wastewater overflows