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An ongoing issue at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant has again resulted in a discharge of partially treated wastewater into the Ruamahanga River. This occurred on Monday 27 January between 9.20am and 11.30am.
Wellington Water is sorry that this has happened again and for the delay in … View moreAn ongoing issue at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant has again resulted in a discharge of partially treated wastewater into the Ruamahanga River. This occurred on Monday 27 January between 9.20am and 11.30am.
Wellington Water is sorry that this has happened again and for the delay in reporting the issue to the Council. Action is now under way to get in front of this issue and to improve protocols in communicating to both Council and customers.
Although discharging treated wastewater to the river is a consented activity under the right conditions, when the river is low these types of discharges are invariably a breach of resource consent.
The Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant will have a review in order for potential points of operational failure to be identified ahead of time; this work has been prioritised for the next few days.
This discharge event and the previous one involved issues with the irrigator, which meant that discharge to adjacent land didn’t happen. With the storage ponds being full and no discharge to land possible, the designed contingency is discharge to the river, which we know is unacceptable.
Authorities at Regional Public Health and Greater Wellington Regional Council as well as iwi and community liaison group representatives have been notified.
The first incident occurred between 9.45pm on Tuesday 14 January and 10am Wednesday 15 January 2020, this resulted in 90,000 litres of partially treated wastewater discharged to the Ruamahanga River.
This latest incident resulted in 100,000 litres of partially treated wastewater discharged to the river, as well as 300,000 litres of fully treated wastewater.
Due to the dilution factor in the river, it’s understood that public health and recreational water user risk from all discharges was negligible.
However, Wellington Water is committed to doing better with how wastewater discharges enter the environment and are working on options for this. A full incident response and investigation of the outcomes of this work will be released when completed.
Last evening’s talk was both depressing and inspirational. Rob Wilson, president of Ghost Fishing NZ, (seen on the right next to Rob Wilson) described the activities of this entirely voluntary organisation, which tries to clean up the seabed.
Originally the focus was on lost or discarded … View moreLast evening’s talk was both depressing and inspirational. Rob Wilson, president of Ghost Fishing NZ, (seen on the right next to Rob Wilson) described the activities of this entirely voluntary organisation, which tries to clean up the seabed.
Originally the focus was on lost or discarded fishing gear - nets, longlines, fish traps and the like. These things, now made mainly of synthetic and rot-proof materials, can continue to catch and kill fish and other marine life for years- hence the name ghost fishing.
Ghost Fishing is part of an international network which removes this harmful stuff and disposes of it. Volunteer scuba divers and free-divers do the work, usually on ‘clean-up days’ assisted by others onshore.
Wellington Harbour is also a dumping ground for other kinds of harmful rubbish, in incredible variety. Supermarket trolleys, scooters, traffic cones, bottles and so on litter the seabed. They affect the sediment and starve it of oxygen, harming fish stocks.
Sometimes, however, it is better to leave rubbish in place rather than disturb the habitat any further. The divers have developed criteria for making these decisions.
Ghost Fishing enjoys strong recognition and support from the community: it was judged ‘Wellingtonian of the Year’ in 2017. Sadly, despite their efforts to educate people out of using the sea as a rubbish dump, it seems their work will go on forever.
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Brendan Foot Supersite is now servicing all makes and models in Porirua.
Whether it’s a WOF, Service or Repair call us on 04 568 1160 or book online.
We offer Fixed Price servicing from $249.
Plus until 31 March at our new Porirua site get a FREE WOF voucher with every service.Ts and … View moreBrendan Foot Supersite is now servicing all makes and models in Porirua.
Whether it’s a WOF, Service or Repair call us on 04 568 1160 or book online.
We offer Fixed Price servicing from $249.
Plus until 31 March at our new Porirua site get a FREE WOF voucher with every service.Ts and Cs apply, ask us for details.
We’re at 10 Titahi Bay Road, next to VTNZ and are open from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
I would like to see a crossing at the corner of the Whitehouse road and Kapiti Crescent and The Main Rd. People need to cross here to get to the doctors in Whitehouse Rd and Main Rd and local shops and Workers getting off the bus here need a safe place to cross and children off Buses.I have seen … View moreI would like to see a crossing at the corner of the Whitehouse road and Kapiti Crescent and The Main Rd. People need to cross here to get to the doctors in Whitehouse Rd and Main Rd and local shops and Workers getting off the bus here need a safe place to cross and children off Buses.I have seen Kids trying to cross here as well and before someone gets hit Please put a crossing here.
The Wellington region's most dangerous road will finally get the safety upgrades that were previousl…
Hi Everyone! For those needing a bit of extra motivation to make a change in 2020, check out REVL - the incredible new fitness concept now open by the waterfront in Porirua.
REVL offers a fun new style of group training plus full access gym with brand new bathroom facilities 5am - 11pm daily. … View moreHi Everyone! For those needing a bit of extra motivation to make a change in 2020, check out REVL - the incredible new fitness concept now open by the waterfront in Porirua.
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Does anyone have a Nescafe Capsule holder that they no longer use?
Due to popular request we are running two classes in February.
Tango therapy is a therapeutic technique that uses Argentinian tango dance and music with special exercises.
Designed for mobility challenged people, seniors and non dancers.
If you can walk you can dance tango
Classes Mondays … View moreDue to popular request we are running two classes in February.
Tango therapy is a therapeutic technique that uses Argentinian tango dance and music with special exercises.
Designed for mobility challenged people, seniors and non dancers.
If you can walk you can dance tango
Classes Mondays 10.30 to 11.30 Febuary 3, 10
Extreme Dance Studio Paremata.
Cheryl Cameron 04 2331009 or 027 2448560 cherylcameron88@gmail.com
The Sunday Star-Times is investigating the difficulties of finding work when you're female and over 50. Anecdotally we are aware of women being shut out of the workforce around this time. If you can relate, and are willing to talk about your experience, please email kelly.dennett@stuff.co.nz
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