New water plant all go

• Published date: 25 May 2023
• Publication title: Central Otago News

Central Otago District Council (CODC) Three Waters director Julie Muir said safety, resilience and growth were the driving factors in the upgrade

While the current water supply was safe it, like many others around the country, did not comply with the New Zealand standard, as it was not tested for protozoa.

However, the new plant was fully compliant, would be resilient in the event of adverse events and would allow for the area’s growing population.

The $16.1million upgrade to Alexandra and Clyde water supplies began in 2018, and included expanding the Clyde bore field and constructing a membrane treatment plant and water storage tanks. A main pipeline between Clyde and Alexandra, completed in 2020, was part of the project.

CODC capital projects programme manager Patrick Keenan said the staff and contractors involved in the project should be very proud.

“Despite some Covid curve-balls, the project came in very close to budget and only a few weeks out from our revised timeline, which is a real testament to the hard work contributed ... The benefits this project will bring to our community, as we bid farewell to the dreaded limescale, will be felt for generations to come.”

Commissioning manager Tom Marshall, of...