1. A wastewater investigation has been carried out
over several years for the Maketu, Little Waihi and
Pukehina Beach communities. This included extensive
consultation for wastewater treatment and land based
disposal at Maketu.

2. Potential treatment options have ranged from a hybrid
onsite/area wide scheme to the traditional full community
scheme.

3. The current preferred solutions are based on the
requirements that the system needs to be easy to
maintain, affordable and have minimal operation risk.

4. Bay of Plenty Regional Council manages
on-site wastewater treatment and disposal.

5. Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s On-Site Effluent Treatment
Regional Plan 2006, has special wastewater treatment
and disposal requirements for Maketu and Little Waihi
communities that have to be met before December 2010.

6. One of the environmental constraints for any scheme
in the Maketu and Little Waihi areas is the communities close proximity to the harbour and estuary, including lowlying properties, which have a high watertable.