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Infrastructure project city's biggest
Work has begun on the long-awaited Gisborne Wastewater Project, the city’s biggest infrastructure project in 40 years.
By the end of December 2010 the city’s wastewater will be screened and treated through a biological trickling filter plant before flowing to sea via the existing 1.8km marine outfall pipe. The city’s wastewater is currently only screened, not treated.
Gisborne District Council staff and CH2M Beca consultants are currently designing the various components of the scheme.
Stage 1 involves:
- separating industrial wastewater from major Awapuni Road industries
- building and commissioning a wastewater treatment plant at Aerodrome Road
- upgrading the Stanley Rd milliscreening plant
- continuing wastewater network improvements to reduce inflow and infiltration.
This work is required to meet the conditions of the 35-year resource consents, approved by the Minister for the Environment in September 2007.