The Huia Water Treatment Plant Replacement project involves construction of a new treatment plant with a daily capacity of 140 megalitres. This represents an increase on the existing plant's capacity of 126 megalitres. The replacement treatment plant will be located on the Watercare-owned Manuka Road, Waima site with reservoirs to be located on the Woodlands Park Road site.
The project will replace the existing Huia Water Treatment Plant which is approaching the end of its operational life.
Key Dates
| 2023 | EOIs Open |
| 2027 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| 2029 | Expected Construction Completion |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Jun 2017 | Watercare proposed constructing a replacement treatment plant on Manuka Road after considering a number of options to upgrade or replace the current plant. |
| Nov 2018 | Watercare announced deferral of lodgement of the resource consent application for the project until 2019 due to additional studies being undertaken on the proposed sites for the replacement plant. |
| May 2019 | Watercare lodged the resource consent application to Auckland Council for the project. The resource consent application for the project was publicly released by Auckland Council in August 2019. Submissions closed 2 September 2019. |
| Jan 2021 | Watercare announced it would postpone the project by three years as part of a broader scale back in capital works. Capital works were scaled back to minimise increases to water rates. |
| Jun 2021 | Resource consents for the project have been approved by Auckland Council. |
| Jan 2024 | Remaining Resource Consents for the project have been granted by the Environment Court. Watercare announced it expected construction to commence in 2027 instead of 2026. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2016)
Sector
Water & Sewerage
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
New Zealand |
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