Odour from wastewater treatment plant could last months, council says
Odours wafting from the fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant in the east of Christchurch could last for months, the council says.
One month after a fire ripped through the roofs of the two big trickling filters at the Bromley wastewater plant on November 1, an investigation into the cause of the blaze is still continuing.
The unpleasant smell wafting from the treatment plant could “unfortunately last for some time,” the Christchurch City Council said in a statement.
The odour would continue until the treatment biomass was healthy, and it could take several months for the biomass to regrow, it said. Continue reading here.
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