Table 9.4 Main forms of wastewater effluent re-entry in New Zealand

Form of re-entry	Number of communities	%
Freshwater
stream flow	147	51.9
lake	4	1.4
	151	53.4
Marine
estuarine	7	2.5
harbour	13	4.6
coast	6	2.1
offshore outfall	29	10.2
	55	19.4
Land and other
to land	59	20.8
land/ excess flow to water	17	6.0
pipeline to another treatment plant	1	0.4
	77	27.2
Totals	283	100