Nine charges of discharging contaminants were brought by the Taranaki Regional Council under the Resource Management Act and related to the alleged dumping of more than 3 million litres of contaminated buttermilk and milk at the Eltham wastewater plant in 2013.
Eltham residents have since complained of poor health thanks to chemicals from the rotting buttermilk.
In the New Plymouth District Court this morning, Judge Allan Roberts adjourned the case until February 16 when a decision will be made via judicial teleconference as to whether it goes to trial.
Source: 3News
