It's about this time of the year that we start getting calls from local restaurants about their grease traps and interceptors. Grease converters (250 litres) are installed under the sink to literally intercept and trap greases and solids before they enter wastewater - an essential in busy kitchens. Grease traps are generally located in the ground
FAQ on the new Auckland Council wastewater rules
We've had a flood ('scuse the pun!) of questions since we shared the news that the Auckland Council requires property owners to provide their inspection and maintenance records. You can read more about that announcement HERE We asked a representative from the Auckland Council to answer some of the more common questions we were being asked — find
HydroVac goes pink!
In October every year, Hydrovac hosts a successful Pink Ribbon event and this year was no exception. The team “pinked” it up for the day for a good cause. This year we raised funds to help fund a documentary being made about breast cancer survivor dragonboat team, The Pink Dragons (https://www.facebook.com/PDDBT/) — our very own Wastewater
HydroVac goes back to school…
Four members of our HydroVac team recently spent five days in Northland, travelling to selected schools in small isolated sites around New Zealand. Commissioned by Torque IP, who were engaged by the Ministry of Education, HydroVac undertook an inspection of the school’s stormwater/drainage systems using our CCTV technology. At times the team also
Explaining wastewater treatment services
What the heck is a wastewater service anyway? Like dental appointments, car services and mole checks, it's really important that you regularly service your wastewater system. With all of these things, it can be tempting to ignore them because they're out of sight/out of mind… but the problem is you don't know what is festering beneath the
A joke…
As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn’t stop for directions. I finally