The City of Monroe is replacing existing trunk line from Lee Avenue down Standifer. Soil bores were done in preparation for laying the new trunk line. One
POO, pee and toilet paper are the only items that should be flushed down the toilet.
However, Malaysians have been flushing more than the 3Ps down their toilets.
Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) chief executive officer Narendran Maniam said an average of 40,000 tonnes of rubbish end up in its sewerage treatment system every year.
“From sanitary pads, wet wipes, and condoms to cigarette butts, cat litter, medicine, diapers and hair are thrown into the toilets and these items clog and contaminate our sewerage systems.
“We even discovered a fully formed foetus once, ” Narendran explained.
“IWK treatment plants can only treat sewage.
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They pay some of the highest rates in the city but say that Buffalo City Metro thanks them by flooding their streets, homes, rivers and beaches with hazardous, reeking sewage.
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South Taranaki iwi wants sewage spills stopped, better partnership with council
17 May, 2021 04:40 AM
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A south Taranaki iwi says continuing sewage spills into coastal waters are intolerable.
Ngāti Ruanui has told a hearing on South Taranaki District Council s proposed long term plan that the best options to improve Hāwera s wastewater system had been chosen with iwi cooperation.
The iwi s submission said that solution must explicitly be added to the council s long term plan. For years we have seen continued pollution of our shellfish and overall harm to our reefs and the life-supporting capacity all of which is a direct result of the wastewater plant, including norovirus pollution.