在2025年10月电力突破期间,沃克沃斯工厂的污水溢出后,Watercare向10个养殖者支付了100万美元.
Watercare paid $1M to 10 oyster farmers after a sewage overflow from a Warkworth plant during a power surge in October 2025.
在Warkworth处理厂排放了约1 200立方米污水,其中一半在2025年10月底的电力暴涨期间进入河里之后,水务部门支付了100万美元,以补偿Mahurangi地区的10名牡蛎农民。
Watercare has paid $1 million to compensate 10 oyster farmers in the Mahurangi area after a wastewater overflow at the Warkworth treatment plant released about 1,200 cubic meters of sewage, half of which entered the river during a power surge in late October 2025.
这一事件发生在收获高峰季节,使农作中断近一个月,迫使一名农民丢弃60 000只牡蛎。
The incident, occurring during peak harvest season, disrupted farming for nearly a month and prompted one farmer to discard 60,000 oysters.
与新西兰水产养殖公司和牡蛎工业协会达成的解决办法提供了即时救济,但不涵盖所有损失。
The settlement, reached with Aquaculture New Zealand and the Oyster Industry Association, provides immediate relief but does not cover all losses.
供水系统在警报和监测系统中承认有故障,对电潮和系统故障进行了独立审查,并承诺对基础设施进行升级,以防止今后的溢出。
Watercare admitted failures in its alarm and monitoring systems, launched independent reviews into the power surge and system failures, and pledged infrastructure upgrades to prevent future overflows.
农民继续寻求全部赔偿,并对水质和长期影响表示持续关切。
Farmers continue seeking full compensation and express ongoing concerns over water quality and long-term impacts.