If you have a traditional septic tank you need to have your system inspected every 3 years. If you have an onsite wastewater treatment plant (this will usually have a pump, air blower or aeration pump) you need to have your system inspected every 6 months.

Our septic tank inspection Pukekohe service includes a check of the individual components of your system and your disposal field. The technician will also tell you if it needs to be pumped out – tanks must be emptied when solids fill 50% of the tank volume.

The Auckland Unitary Plan sets rules for maintenance of onsite wastewater systems. These rules require property owners to make records available to Council on request. The compliance monitoring programme, where Council is requesting records, began in 2018 in areas with known water-quality problems. Since 2020, Council has started requesting records from other parts of Auckland.