Wastewater

Veitur are responsible for the construction and operation of wastewater in Reykjavík, Borgarnes, Akranes, Bifröst, Varmaland and Reykholt. The effluent from Kópavogur, Mosfellsbær, Seltjarnarnes and part of Garðabær are cleaned in wastewater treatment plants at Ánanaust and Klettagarðar.

In Reykjavík, Veitur operate three first-stage treatment plants where coarse material, sand and fat is purified from the wastewater before it is pumped 4-5 km out into Faxaflói where the sea is responsible for breaking down the remaining material.