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WWTP Omakau

The year refers to the inventory or source; it does not establish an individual observation date or current operation. Source note (original text): Supplement S1.10: 317 of 323 records, six lacked coordinates.

New Zealand · official identifier HW:52765

324reported population served (people) (2019) · 226th of 317

HydroWASTE v1.0 / New Zealand · official identifier HW:52765 · reported size 324 reported population served (people) · reported treatment: Primary · data year 2019. 226th of 317 records with reported size in the inventory of New Zealand; < 0.01 % of the sum of those 317 records in people served (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 23.0 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.

WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data scientific inventory · 2019

324reported population served (people)
226th of 317by reported size among the 317 records with a size in the inventory · < 0.01 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
TreatmentPrimary · reported levels
Reported coordinates-45.1080, 169.5930 position validation in the source: medium what it means
Source and yearHydroWASTE v1.0 / New Zealand · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: New Zealand

Regulatory framework of New Zealand. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

New Zealand: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistancereported population served (people)Treatment
Alexandra23.0 km5,056Secondary
Cromwell31.7 km3,398Primary
Ranfurly40.3 km1,133Advanced
Naseby43.9 km110Primary
LRV46.9 km108Secondary

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Omakau report?

Reported size: 324 reported population served (people). Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Primary. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · HydroWASTE v1.0 / New Zealand · data 2019 · edition 2019 · source licence: CC BY 4.0 · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.