Lakeside District Council: wastewater pump station renewals, 2024–2025
Lakeside District Council engaged us in 2024 to renew four of its oldest wastewater pump stations. All four sit in residential streets, and two discharge beside Kōwhai Stream under consent conditions that allow no overflows. We delivered the renewals with every station in service, no overflows and no complaints, two weeks ahead of programme.
Staged renewals kept every station in service
Andrew Kerr, our proposed contract manager for Riverside, led the project from award to handover. He sequenced the work so we renewed one station at a time, with temporary overpumping carrying the full flow until the new pumps, controls and valves were commissioned. No station was offline for more than five days. Our site engineer inspected the bypass every morning and evening, and a standby pump stayed on site in case the duty pump failed.
Residents informed before every shutdown
We gave all [To confirm: number of households] affected households two weeks’ written notice before each shutdown, followed by a door-knock the day before. Noisy work was limited to weekdays, and every site board carried a direct number for our site team. The Council received no complaints during the works.
Zero overflows, delivered two weeks early and within budget
All four stations returned to service on programme, with no overflows, no consent breaches and no lost-time injuries. We completed the contract two weeks early and within the approved budget. The Council’s operations team accepted each station at its first inspection, with no remedial work required.
A proven approach for Riverside’s renewals
Riverside’s stations sit just as close to homes and waterways, and operate under similar consent conditions. Andrew will lead your contract with the site team that delivered Lakeside, using the staged method already proven on live stations. The Council gets a team that keeps stations running and residents on side from the first day on site.
