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WWTP Tahuna · HW:52747

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:52747

87,708reported population served (people) (2019) · 7th of 317

HydroWASTE v1.0 / New Zealand · official identifier HW:52747 · reported size 87,708 reported population served (people) · reported treatment: Advanced · data year 2019. 7th of 317 records with reported size in the inventory of New Zealand; 2.3 % of the sum of those 317 records in people served (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 10.1 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

87,708reported population served (people)
7th of 317by reported size among the 317 records with a size in the inventory · 2.3 % 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-45.9060, 170.5370 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
Green Island10.1 km11,675Advanced
Mosgiel16.5 km11,434Advanced
Warrington21.3 km425Primary
Seacliff26.0 km106Secondary
Waikouaiti33.4 km1,443Secondary

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Tahuna · HW:52747 report?

Reported size: 87,708 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.