Whanganui's proposed $42 million wastewater treatment plant has again been criticised by one of the city's main employers.
In a letter to councillors, Tasman Tanning has called the cost of the Cardno BTO plant a "significant risk to the region", the projected trade waste rates for it and other businesses as unaffordable, and the consultation with industry as merely "ticking the box".
This follows yesterday's Chronicle story revealing similar sentiments from Affco.
Urging Whanganui District Council to explore other options, Tasman boss Hunter Tait said: "We are not convinced that alternatives to the Cardno BTO plant have been properly considered."
Expressing frustration at "the lack of engagement of our views", Mr Tait said concerns about the affordability of the proposed plant had been raised with the trade waste advisory group but "no meaningful progress has been made".