Kōrero: Sewage, water and waste

Waste-water treatment at Māngere (2 o 2)

Waste-water treatment at Māngere

In the 1960s huge sewage oxidation ponds were built in Manukau Harbour at Māngere (left). Covering 600 hectares, they provided secondary treatment (aeration to reduce the biological content) for most of Auckland city’s sewage. By 2002 the oxidation ponds had become obsolete, and were replaced by a land-based treatment station and a small storage basin which holds treated water for release on high tides (right). Land-based treatment is of a higher standard, and takes up less space in the estuary than oxidation ponds.

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Christine Dann, 'Sewage, water and waste - Water pollution', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/24465/waste-water-treatment-at-mangere (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Christine Dann, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010