A steep bill for Matamata's District Council, over an unlawful wastewater discharge last year
	A steep bill for Matamata's District Council, over an unlawful wastewater discharge last year
    
	
    
	
	25 July 2024 
		
		
        
	
Matamata-Piako District Council has been convicted and fined more than 67 thousand dollars for discharging wastewater into the Mangawhero Stream over Easter weekend in 2023.
It included untreated human waste .
It's believed 2.8 million litres was discharged when key equipment wasn't turned on, and warning messages were ignored.
	
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