2026年惠灵顿Veolia经营的工厂的污水泄漏因暴风雨而加剧,由于细菌不安全,造成海滩大规模封闭。 A 2026 sewage spill from Wellington’s Veolia-run plant, worsened by storms, caused mass beach closures due to unsafe bacteria levels.

2月4日,惠灵顿的Moa Point废水处理厂发生灾难性失败,2月15日至16日暴雨和暴风雨,导致数千万升原始污水排入海洋,导致海滩因不安全的细菌水平而无限期关闭。 A catastrophic failure at Wellington’s Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 4, worsened by heavy rains and a storm on February 15–16, released tens of millions of litres of raw sewage into the ocean, prompting indefinite beach closures due to unsafe bacterial levels. 这一事件与数十年来投资不足和基础设施管理不善有关,暴露了该市自2004年以来由法国多国公司Veolia经营的公私营供水系统的系统性故障。 The incident, linked to decades of underinvestment and poor infrastructure management, exposed systemic failures in the city’s public-private water system, operated by French multinational Veolia since 2004. 一项独立的2021年审查发现,Veolia忽视了维修工作,使用了过时的设备,尽管多次发出警告和采取执法行动,但操作人员配备不足。 An independent 2021 review found Veolia neglected maintenance, used outdated equipment, and operated with understaffed crews, despite repeated warnings and enforcement actions. 在新西兰和全球的Veolia其他地点也报告了类似的问题,包括其在弗林特、密歇根水危机中的作用。 Similar issues were reported at other Veolia sites in New Zealand and globally, including its role in the Flint, Michigan water crisis. 这场灾难引发公众对问责制、透明度和基本公共服务私有化风险的愤怒。 The disaster has sparked public outrage over accountability, transparency, and the risks of privatizing essential public services.