Wellington's mayor says the Council is not looking at compensating businesses on the wastewater plagued-southern coast

Popular beaches like Lyall Bay and Island Bay closed after the Moa Point treatment plant catastrophically failed last month.

Local shops have reported large scale losses in revenue and trade.

Andrew Little says many different issues can affect business, including bad weather and poor summer conditions.

He says he expects wastewater to still be pumping into the water in a month's time