Bream Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade
- Project typeWastewater treatment plant upgrade
- Project schedule2025 to 2030
Bream Bay (including Marsden, Ruakākā and Waipū) is an area of high growth identified in the Whangārei District Growth Strategy (adopted September 2021):
Whangārei District Growth Strategy
There are currently two wastewater treatment plants servicing the area – one in Ruakākā and one in Waipū.
We are planning significant upgrades to the wastewater network, including options for plant upgrades and enhanced treated wastewater disposal options.
The Long Term Plan 2024-34 provides funding for this project.
See the Bream Bay Wastewater Management Update in the Council Briefing on 23 October 2024:
Council Briefing Agenda
Proposed project timeline
Early 2025
We are in the process of starting the preliminary design phase of works with the procurement completed by the end of February 2025 for professional services contracts for the treatment plant expansion and ocean outfall and / or discharge to land options.
Expected high-level timeline 2025 to 2030:
- preliminary design – 2025
- detailed design – 2026 to mid-2028
- construction – 2027 to 2030.