Filter material removal trial completed

Our teams are considering next steps in the damage assessment work after completing a trial to remove a section of the fire-damaged filter media at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant late last week.

An excavator removed 2.2 tonnes of melted material from one of the destroyed trickling filters, and we now know the condition and state of the filter media, how easily it can be removed, and how much it packs down when it’s compressed.

(Image above shows a sample of the filter media that was removed during the trial)

Fire questions and answers

We know there are lots of questions about what happened at the Christchurch wastewater treatment plant on 1 November, our progress, how the plant is now operating, and the next steps.

We've published a Newsline article to help answer some of these questions. As soon as more information becomes available we'll share it with you.

Stay updated

We want everyone to be able to stay updated on our response and recovery from the treatment plant fire, and have created ccc.govt.nz/wastewaterfire so that we can regularly share new information with you.

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If you have any questions, or would like further information on the project, please call us on 03 941 8999 or 0800 800 169 or email wastewater@ccc.govt.nz

Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding as we continue to work on minimising the unpleasant smells after the fire. We’ll be in touch again soon.

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