Annual Report 2011 - Watercare

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Watercare Services Limited 2011 ANNUAL REPORT PAGE 24 Return to contents Contents page
Watercare Services Limited 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Watercare at work Improving Pukekohe’s water supply Watercare is rolling out a $13.1 million project to construct a watermain to supply Pukekohe with water from the Waikato Water Treatment Plant. Preliminary work has commenced, with the new watermain expected to be operational by mid-2013. Announcing the project, Watercare’s Chief Executive Mark Ford said the project will address both water quality and capacity issues with the existing water supply infrastructure, which was previously operated by the Franklin District Council. He said: “At the moment, the water sources and plants in Pukekohe cannot produce enough water to satisfy peak demand and there have been long-standing complaints about the water colour and quality. “The shortfall between supply and demand is only going to increase as the population grows. If we do nothing, demand projections suggest that by 2031 the shortfall alone will be equivalent to around four million litres per day.” Watercare took over responsibility for retail water services in the Auckland Council area from November 2010. A review of water quality complaints across the region shows a high level of dissatisfaction in the Franklin area. Programmes Engineer Frank Lin and Project Engineer Sharon Danks at the site of preliminary works in Pukekohe. Watercare carried out an options evaluation before deciding on this project. The options included: 1. Maintaining the status quo 2. Expanding existing sources and upgrading the treatment plants 3. Upgrading the treatment plants and constructing a smaller watermain to connect Pukekohe to the Waikato watermain. The third option, which was selected, is the most robust, both financially and in terms of the security of the supply. “If we do nothing, demand projections suggest that by 2031 the shortfall alone will be equivalent to around four million litres per day.” Safe and reliable water PAGE 25 Return to Contents page
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