Water New Zealand Project Updates
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The inventory collates information on 238 of New Zealand’s publically owned wastewater treatment plants. Google earth satellite view can be used to examine the treatment plants and their locations. Data on volumes, levels of treatment, sludge, and consent expiry can also be downloaded via excel. The inventory can be accessed through the project web page; http://www.waternz.org.nz/WWTPInventory
A serious and growing problem facing sewage system operators across New Zealand is the proliferation of wipes improperly disposed of down the toilet. These wipes cause blockages that result in major headaches and unnecessary costs for consumers, plumbers, local bodies and wastewater treatment plants. Water New Zealand has formed a wipes advisory group to co-ordinate actions to tackle this increasing issue. Further updates will be made available through the project page: http://www.waternz.org.nz/WipesBlockage
The International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities (IBNET) is the world’s largest database for water and sanitation utilities performance data. Data from New Zealand’s National Performance Review is now included in IBNET, allowing comparison of New Zealand performance characteristics with over 1400 utilities around the world. The database can be accessed through the following interactive web portal;
https://database.ib-net.org/Default.aspx
This initiative forms part of our contribution to the global water and wastewater community, however has a number of limitations. These are outlined on a FAQs sheet available on the National Performance Review page: http://www.waternz.org.nz/NationalPerformanceReview