'We need to be able to breathe': Lower Hutt residents call for stop to wastewater plant stench
Residents in Lower Hutt are desperately hoping a "sickening" stench coming from a wastewater treatment plant will stop, following a commitment from authorities. The smell coming from the non-compliant wastewater treatment plant in the suburb of Seaview has received hundreds of complaints this year. Exasperated residents at a public meeting last night described the smell as vomit-inducing, preventing them from enjoying their backyards and affecting their businesses. Ellen O'Dwyer reports.
Source: rnz.co.nz