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Kinloch Water Treatment Plant

Project overview

A new Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is being built in Kinloch while the water pipe network in the community is also being upgraded.

The project has a budget of $8.5 million allocated in the Long Term Plan and once completed it will produce 3,500 cubic metres of drinking water per day, with the opportunity to easily upgrade this to 5,000 cubic metres per day.

Kinloch is a growing community and the new plant will help meet rising demand and also make the water supply there much more resilient.

Work on upgrading water pipes in Kinloch is also included in the project, with a total of 9.2 kilometres of new pipe to be installed by Camex Civil.

Construction of the new WTP is scheduled for completion in mid-2025.

Location:Kinloch
Project status:In progress
Start date:January 2023
Completion date:Water pipe upgrades: June 2023
New water treatment plant: Mid-2025
Project budget:$8.5 million
Contractor:Marshall Projects
Pall Corporation
Camex Civil (new water pipes)

Project updates

August 2024: Kinloch water treatment plant on track to be completed by mid 2025

Foundations are being laid on site for the water treatment plant. Find out more in this video update from project manager Elijah May.

New pipe being installed.

16 FEBRUARY 2024: Work begins on Kinloch water treatment plant

Piling work at the new water treatment plant at 231 Kinloch Road begins next week.

The plant will provide Kinloch residents with better protection for their drinking water supply, and improve resilience in the supply of drinking water for a growing community.

Project manager Elijah May says because the plant is a critical piece of infrastructure, it needs to be built to a high structural standard.

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JANUARY 2023: Work underway on new Kinloch water treatment plant

Work on a new water treatment plant for Kinloch is underway following a site blessing by hapū leaders on Monday.

The new plant is the first project in a wider programme of water treatment plant upgrades around the lake, with Omori, Motuoapa, and Hatepe to follow.

Project manager Elijah May says the project has a budget of $8.5 million allocated in the Long Term Plan and once completed it will produce 3,500 cubic metres of drinking water per day, with the opportunity to easily upgrade this to 5000 cubic metres per day.

“Kinloch is a growing community and the new plant will help meet rising demand and also make the water supply there much more resilient,” Mr May says.

The project is a design and build, undertaken by Marshall Projects and Pall Corporation, designed and constructed to be operable after a significant seismic event, with the building foundation constructed using large deep driven piles throughout the building footprint.

“The new plant will be a membrane style system, much like the Taupō water treatment plant on Lake Terrace".

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