Nature Calls

This project takes a fresh look at how we manage wastewater in Palmerston North and what we need to achieve before 2022 to bring our wastewater management and infrastructure up to a future-proofed standard. Consultation closed on 10 July.

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  What is Nature Calls?

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  How much will it cost me?

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  What is wastewater?

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  What are the options?

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  Option 1: All treated wastewater is discharged to the Manawatū River, with improved removal of phosphorus and nitrogen

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  Option 2: Treated wastewater discharged to Manawatu River at Totara Road and below Opiki bridge, with some land application

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  Option 3: Treated wastewater applied to land, with discharge to the Manawatū River in exceptional circumstances

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  Option 4: Treated wastewater applied to land, with some discharge to the Manawatū River

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  Option 5: Discharge to groundwater via infiltration, with land application in the drier months of the year

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  Option 6: Most of the treated wastewater discharged to the ocean, and some applied to land

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  Public meetings

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  Questions and answers

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  How we currently treat our wastewater

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  Timeline

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  Key documents

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  What happens after consultation?

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  Key points about environmental discharge sites

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  Sustainability and government standards

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  Trade waste and Nature Calls

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  Additional consultation material: How we achieved six shortlisted options