Key issues

• Increasing environmental standards covering reticulation, treatment and final disposal

• Growth within communities and ability of communities to fund required upgrades

• Limited disposal options

• Ability to provide treatment and disposal options that are aligned with cultural preferences

What we do now

Council provides wastewater collection and treatment systems in Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Dargaville, Glinks Gully and Te Kopuru.

Why we do it

To protect public and environmental health through economic and environmentally sustainable collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater

Wastewater contributes to the following Community Outcomes:	How this activity or service contributes:
Safety and good quality of life	To maintain a good standard of public health
Special character and healthy environment	Treatment of pollutants to reduce the impact on the environment
Sustainable economy	To process the wastewater generated from industry and commercial activities

What we agree to provide to the community

• To provide wastewater reticulation, treatment and disposal facilities to identified communities to protect public and environmental health

• Prioritisation of any upgrades or extensions to the system will be based on community consultation and statutory requirements. To treat wastewater in identified communities with appropriate treatment facilities

Measuring progress

• No abatement notices issued for any Council operated wastewater treatment facility in the District

• The cause of wastewater spills investigated within 24 hours of notification of the spill occurring. If physical works are required, these will be assessed and programmed for future action

• Measuring pump station performance and flows to assess the effectiveness of inflow and infiltration controls and repairs

What is planned in 2004/05 …

	$
Mangawhai
• Continuation of the EcoCare Project (Mangawhai)
Kaiwaka
• Pump and pipe renewals	20,000
Maungaturoto
• Pump and pipe renewals	60,000
Glinks
• Resource consent renewal	5,000
Dargaville
• Reticulation and Treatment upgrades This may include: - Upgrading of Wastewater Treatment Plant - Pump station upgrades to minimize overflows - Pump and pipe renewals	489,000
Long Term Planning	80,000
• Development of Asset Management Plan • Wastewater assessments and Public Health Risk Management Plan

Future plans (July 2005 - June 2007)

• Further develop and finalise Advanced Asset Management Plan

• Installation of monitoring equipment at treatment plants to ensure compliance with Northland Regional Council resource consent conditions

• Undertaking further infiltration minimisation work and managing pump station overflows to meet Northland Regional Council requirements

• Completing the development of the Dargaville treatment upgrade

• Installing wastewater systems in Mangawhai, Whakapirau, Pahi and Tinopai pending outcomes of community consultation

Future plans (July 2007– June 2014)

Work to align with Advanced Asset Management Plan

Projected expenditure

	2003/04 $000		2004/05 $000		2005/06 $000		2006/07 $000
Operating Costs (inc. Depreciation)
Kaiwaka	59		80		84		84
Maungaturoto	179		152		156		156
Dargaville	456		536		536		543
Glinks Gully	10		17		24		24
Te Kopuru	38		51		51		51
Mangawhai (EcoCare)	-		-		1,712		1,757
Other	-		-		375		375
	742		836		2,938		2,990
Revenue
Sundry Fees and Interest	(4)		(3)		(4)		(4)
	(4)		(3)		(4)		(4)
Net Cost of Service	738		833		2,934		2,986
Capital Transactions
Capital Development (existing schemes)	689		598		430		580
Capital Development (new – Mangawhai)	-		-		17,500		-
Capital Development (new – other)	-		-		2,700		-
Sinking Fund Payments	10		11		12		12
Depreciation Funding/Loans	(689)		(598)		(20,630)		(580)
	10		11		12		12
Net Total to be Funded	748		(844)		(2,946)		(2,998)
Funded By
Equity Balances	-		(17)		(235)		317
Wastewater Rates	748		861		3,181		2,681
Funded by General Rate	-		-		-		-

Comment

2005/06 Operating Costs, and Capital Development, reflect new wastewater systems at Mangawhai (EcoCare), Tinopai, Whakapirau and Pahi.