Watercare flips over wastewater capacity for Warkworth South

Watercare has again changed its position over the Warkworth South Waimanawa development, saying it now believes there could be sufficient head room in its water supply and wastewater treatment networks to service the proposed 1600 homes. The CCO had been hedging over whether there would be sufficient capacity both before and during a hearing into a private plan change (PC93) application to rezone 159 hectares of land north of Valerie Close. That uncertainty prompted applicants KA Waimanawa Limited Partnership and Stepping Towards Far Ltd to come up with proposals for their own private supply s...