What Council Does
- Abandoned Land Tenders
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- Area Engineers
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- SIESA
- Stormwater
- Water
- Wastewater
Wastewater
Wastewater is any water that has been used. This could be from the toilet, the washing machine or from businesses and industry. Wastewater is commonly referred to as sewage.
Council owns and runs 17 sewerage schemes throughout Southland. They are at Balfour, Browns, Gorge Road, Lumsden, Manapouri, Monowai, Nightcaps, Ohai, Otautau, Riversdale, Riverton, Stewart Island, Te Anau, Tokanui, Tuatapere, Wallacetown and Winton. Within these sewerage schemes, there are 12 oxidation ponds, two mechanical treatment plants and one activated sludge treatment system.
The combined scheme at Edendale and Wyndham is being constructed at the moment.
Definitions
Biosolids: Nutrient-rich, organic material generated from household waste water, removed during the treatment process.
Sewage: Water and waste matter discharged from properties for disposal, (also known as "foul water") not including rainwater run-off.
Sewer: A pipe that conveys sewage.
Sewerage system: The complete sewage collection, treatment and disposal system
Mains: The pipelines that carry water and sewerage, these serve more than one property.
Reticulation: The name commonly given to the network of pipes and pump stations that carries water, sewage or stormwater.
Lateral: The pipeline between the main and the property boundary, generally each lateral serves only one property.
Gravity main: A pipeline that flows downhill and is not under pressure (mainly applies to sewer and stormwater mains).
Rising main: A pumped sewer main that is pressurised, or A water main that is used solely to pump water to the treatment plant or reservoir.
Manhole: A chamber that allows access to the sewer or stormwater main for cleaning and inspection (big enough for a person to enter). Covered by a large round lid.
Cleaning eye: An access point for cleaning and maintaining sewer and stormwater mains. These are small, only big enough for equipment to pass through. Covered by an unpainted rectangular lid.
About this page
| First added: | 2 March 2009 |
| Last updated: | 26 May 2010 |
