Annual Report 2011 - Watercare

Watercare Services Limited
2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Watercare is committed to being a good corporate citizen, providing cost-effective services
that balance the social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts of its decisions.
As Watercare is the company responsible for delivering high-quality water and wastewater
services to the people of Auckland, it is recognised that these services contribute
significantly to the health and well-being of our natural environment which includes
our local communities.
Watercare is rehabilitating a former oxidation pond,
adjacent to the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant,
with treated biosolids. Set to become a public open space,
the rehabilitation includes the planting of several native
species such as pohutukawa, kowhai, cabbage trees and oioi.
These plants have been rapidly colonised by native insects
and birds and a coastal flaxland forest is developing.
Above: Dabchicks in the Manukau Harbour. The harbour
is home to more than 20 per cent of New Zealand’s wading
bird population, with another 60 per cent using the harbour
during migration.
Overall score for
the focus area
85%
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Sustainable environment
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