Sanjay Kumarasingham
Position: Wastewater Area Manager, Watercare Services Ltd. Field: Environmental engineering.
Sanjay Kumarasingham graduated from Massey University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Environmental Engineering.
Sanjay Kumarasingham
Sanjay works at Watercare Services Limited, New Zealand's largest company in the water and wastewater industry. Each day, Watercare supplies around 370 million litres of drinking water to the people of Auckland and treats around 350 million litres of wastewater and trade waste.
He has worked at Watercare Services Ltd since 1999 in various roles. He started as an engineer, before moving to be a Senior Process Engineer at the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in 2008, and now Sanjay works as a Wastewater Area Manager.
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Introducing Sanjay Kumarasingham
Sanjay Kumarasingham (Watercare Services Ltd) talks about why he enjoys being a Senior Process Engineer at the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in Auckland.
Sanjay believes that a good engineer transforms knowledge into skill.
“Wastewater treatment basically helps you to appreciate the environment in its pristine condition, and by removing the pollution, you are actually giving back to nature something that can be considered to be safe.”
Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant
An aerial photo of the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant operated by Watercare.
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In this news article Sanjay explains how Watercare's wastewater treatment plant in Māngere works.
Find out more about Watercare here.
This article is based on information current in 2008 and updaed in 2018.
