Trade Waste is any liquid waste discharged from a commercial business, trade or industrial premise that carries pollutants in suspension or solution and is discharged to the Te Kuiti Sewerage Reticulation System within the rules as fixed by the Trade Waste Bylaw.

The Te Kuiti Sewerage Treatment System is based on the use of biological processes. Therefore trade waste discharge made to  Council's reticulation system must comply with the requirements set out in the Trade Waste Bylaw. The Bylaw imposes limits using criteria such as the type of liquid that can be discharged, the volume of discharge and the rates of flow to allow the optimal successful treatment of trade waste.

Trade Waste Requirements

WDC provides guides for various business types, to assist in providing information about the Trade Waste discharge consent requirements. For further information free phone 0800 932 4357.