Foxton Beach

The Foxton Beach wastewater scheme was installed in 1980. The township is on flat country and a number of pump-stations transfer the sewage between catchments towards the treatment facility. Treatment consists of a single cell oxidation pond with mechanical aeration and disposal of the effluent by ground soakage through effluent disposal beds set up in a border dike arrangement. This system will be extended in 2004.

The discharge is made under Water Right No. 102249 which expires in 2028.

The operational parameters of the Foxton Beach scheme are:

Population served: 1,889 (1996 census)
Connections: 1,160
Average discharge: 390 m3/ day (estimated)

The key issues relating to the scheme are:

• Sludge is building up in the pond.
• The high rate of infiltration of water into the sewers should be reduced.
• Seasonal influx of population - effects on Treatment Plant performance.