The lease for Raglan's wastewater treatment plant expired three years ago. Photo: Waikato District Council / Supplied
The beach-side community of Raglan, in Waikato, needs a new plan for its wastewater after treated sewage was flushed into the sea twice in the space of a month.
An investigation is underway because the discharge was into an incoming tide, against the consent requirements, which expired three years ago.
While funding for a new plant has been approved, it's still not clear how the treated water will be disposed of.
As Libby Kirkby-McLeod reports, many locals want it discharged onto land, but the council says that's an expensive and complex option.
