Oakura Sewerage Project

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Oakura Sewerage Project

The new reticulated sewerage system being installed in Oakura as an alternative to septic tanks is to ensure the sustainability of the local environment.

The system includes the construction of about 38km of sewer pipeline from Oakura to New Plymouth and three minor pump stations to convey the town’s sewage to a transfer pump station in Shearer Reserve, Oakura. The sewage will be pumped from Shearer Reserve to Botany Pl in New Plymouth via the pipeline along State Highway 45, finally ending up in the New Plymouth Wastewater Treatment Plant for treatment along with the city’s wastewater.

All of the approximately 680 properties in Oakura will be able to connect to the new reticulated sewerage system. Currently 551 property owners have chosen to connect.

Current work locations

Contract	Contractor	Current work location (w/e 21 November 2008)
Part A - Western area	Dormer Construction Ltd	Russell Dr, Land's End
Part B - Wairau Stream / Rd area	Whitaker Civil Engineering Ltd	Wairau Stream
Part C - Central area	Downer Works EDI Ltd	Matekai Park
Part D - Eastern area	Whitaker Civil Engineering Ltd	Messenger Tce, Melinda Pl, Dixon St
Part E - Messenger Tce	D Paku	Complete
Trunk main - Oakura to NP	Keenan Contracting Ltd	SH45
Pump stations	Fulton Hogan Ltd	Shearer Reserve - excavation complete, wet well and panels are installed. Precasting concrete panels for the detention tank (offsite).

Lifting the formwork into place for infills. Precast panels for the wetwell. The precast panels for the wetwell.

Photos above - Shearer Reserve pump station: Creating the wetwell using precast panels. (October 2008)

Key documents

NPDC report to the Monitoring Committee 18 November 2008 (26 pages 105KB PDF)
Oakura trunk sewer and pump stations plan (One page 2MB PDF)

Domestic pump station information - Mono ECO 1 (Three pages 1.8MB PDF)
Domestic pump station information - EOne Ecoflow (Eight pages 1MB PDF)
Domestic pump station information - Wallace Pumps In-Ground 1000 (Two pages 110KB PDF)
Domestic pump station information - Wallace Pumps In-Ground 1500 (Two pages 110KB PDF)

Timeline

July 2004: Oakura sewerage project approved in Community Plan 2004-2014.

October 2004 - May 2005: Preliminary planning and design.

November/December 2004: 400m length of seafront sewer constructed along Messenger Tce, coinciding with the construction of a rock-filled protection wall.

July/August 2006: 300m of sewer laid in the town's CBD to allow for the refurbishment of the road and footpaths before summer 2006.

27 April 2007: Designation of sewer routes and sites for pump stations approved via a publicly notified process.

February 2008 - March 2009: Construction of sewer reticulation within Oakura township.

July 2008 - August 2009: Construction of central pump station at Shearer Reserve.

September 2009 - August 2010: Residents who elected to join the scheme must connect during this period.

Contact us

If you have any questions about the Oakura Sewerage Project please contact us on 06-759 6060 or use the online Contact Us form.

Oakura Sewerage Project