Christie Avenue Pump Station Upgrade

The project consisted of upgrading an existing pumpstation which catered for a large proportion of Te Awamutu’s wastewater flows, the project included:

• Construction of a new emergency storage tank approx 15m x 30m x 3m deep.

• Diversion of the gravity sewer into the new storage tank.

• Installation and commissioning of a bypass pumping system to divert the flows with associated temporary connections to the existing rising main.

• Installation of a new 315mm rising main with associated live connections, valves and reinstatement.

• Demolition of two existing concrete floors within the existing pumpstation and removal of all existing infrastructure.

• Installation and commissioning of new pumps and valves.

• Full electrical and scada upgrade including new transformer, PLC, VSDs, instruments and control.