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WWTP Tapawera

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:52831

423reported population served (people) (2019) · 219th of 317

HydroWASTE v1.0 / New Zealand · official identifier HW:52831 · reported size 423 reported population served (people) · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2019. 219th 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 31.4 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

423reported population served (people)
219th 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
TreatmentSecondary · reported levels
Reported coordinates-41.3850, 172.8190 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
Bells Island31.4 km49,393Advanced
Motueka37.3 km8,301Advanced
Upper Takaka40.0 km1,365Secondary
St Arnaud44.8 km211Secondary
Nelson Wastewater Treatment Plant47.1 km29,893Secondary

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Tapawera report?

Reported size: 423 reported population served (people). Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Secondary. 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.