Sewage Spill Notification Form Complete form & email to healthprotection@nmdhb.govt.nz

Sewage Spill Notification Form

Complete form & email to healthprotection@nmdhb.govt.nz

Notifier

Eddie Powick

TLA

Nelson City Council

Date Notified

26 Sep 2019

Time Notified

2.30pm

Date of Spill

26 Sep 2019

Time discovered

2.00pm

Phone   (

5460262

 Phone

027 471 8337

Location and Cause:

Atawhai Rising Main. Leak approximately 150m from Boulder Bank Drive back towards town, located in the estuary. Excavation of line currently underway with repair to follow. Estimate repair completed prior to 5pm Friday afternoon, 27 Sep 2019, due to tide cycle.

Pump station storage, mobile pumps and mobile sewerage tankers being used to mitigate spill volume and limit additional spill volume to the estuary.

Update will be provided tomorrow.

Estimated Quantity

Approx. volume to date estimated at between 648m3 to 1296m3 (based on an estimate of 5 to 10 litres per second for a period of 36 hours).

Rainfall/Weather

Sunny.

Tide Conditions

Low tide when found.  

Proposed Sampling?

At multiple points along the Haven.