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WWTP Opotiki

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:52937

4,182population served estimated by the source (people) (2019) · 80th of 317

HydroWASTE v1.0 / New Zealand · official identifier HW:52937 · size estimated by the source 4,182 population served estimated by the source (people) · reported treatment: Advanced · data year 2019. 80th of 317 records with size in the inventory of New Zealand (this plant: a source estimate); 0.11 % of the sum of those 317 records in people served (sum of records, not national capacity) · size estimated by the source ; nearest inventoried plant at 19.1 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

4,182reported population served (people)
80th of 317by size (source estimate) among the 317 records with a size in the inventory · 0.11 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
TreatmentAdvanced · reported levels
Reported coordinates-37.9950, 177.2770 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

this plant on the map · regional directory.

NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistancereported population served (people)Treatment
Oxford19.1 km1,685Advanced
Ohope19.2 km2,850Secondary
Fernside22.8 km57Advanced
TAneatua25.9 km966Secondary
WhakatAne28.3 km15,812Secondary

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Opotiki report?

Size estimated by the source: 4,182 reported population served (people). Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Advanced. 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.