Waikeria wastewater pipeline
Preparation also continues for the Albert Park Pump Station to be upgraded. Work will commence at this location in late 2019.
Key milestones:
- Waikeria Wastewater Pump Station completion – 3 October to mid-February 2021
- Waikeria pipeline (Waikeria Road to Flat Road):
- Waikeria Rd Section – Complete
- SH3 – underway to early November 2020)
- Kihikihi Residential Area – July 2020 to Late November 2020
- Albert Park pump station: November 2019 – November 2020
- Albert Park Rising Main (Albert Park PS to Paterangi Road) – February 2020 to November 2020
- Completion of full project: March 2021
Background
In June 2018, the Government announced it will increase the capacity of the existing Waikeria Prison site. A new facility accommodating 500 prisoners and a new mental health facility accommodating a further 100 prisoners are due to be completed by 2022.
Corrections and Council have agreed to transfer the wastewater from the Prison to Council's wastewater treatment plant in Te Awamutu.
The project involves expanding the Te Awamutu treatment plant, constructing a new pumped pressure system from the Prison to Kihikihi and upgrading the existing wastewater network in Te Awamutu between the Albert Park pump station and the treatment plant to cater for growth.
Media releases and publications
- 17 March 2021 - Major Waikeria wastewater project completed
- February 2021 - Business Central Volume 6 | Issue 1 | February 2021 'Wastewater upgrade will have major benefits'
- 28 January 2021 - Old Albert Park pump station to be demolished
- 20 October 2020 - Milestones reached for Waikeria project
- 3 August 2020 - Waikeria pipe work starts in Kihikihi
- 22 June 2020 - Massive tanks arrive in Te Awamutu
- 11 May 2020 - Waikeria pipeline project hits the streets
- 20 April 2020 - Council to reinstate more operations at Alert Level 3
- 26 Mar 2020 - Council's major projects disrupted
- 23 January 2020 - Albert Park pump station works resume
- 25 November 2019 - Albert Park Pump Station blessed
- 13 September 2019 - Waikeria blessing marks start of development
- 29 July 2019 – Waikeria wastewater pipeline contract awarded
- 27 February 2019 – Wastewater upgrade in the pipeline
- 25 September 2017 - Growth driving big Waipa water spend