Rātana Pā Wastewater Project Update

Treated wastewater from Rātana Pā is currently being discharged from the treatment plant into an unnamed waterway that leads to Lake Waipu, a lake which is currently in poor condition.

To improve the health and quality of Lake Waipu, Rangitīkei District Council is working with Horizons Regional Council and the Ministry for the Environment to construct a new pipeline that will remove treated wastewater from Lake Waipu and discharge it to a piece of land near Whangaehu beach area.

After a long search, suitable land was found for this project in September 2021 and the subdivision for the purchased land was finalised in November 2022.

Our next step will be to lodge the resource consent application with Horizons Regional Council in the first week of December. Then, once the consent has been approved and consent conditions are known, we will be able to finalise the irrigation design and begin the construction phase of the project.

To learn more about the Rātana Pā wastewater project, visit Lake Waipu Improvement and Rātana Pā Wastewater Treatment Project