The construction of the East Taupo Bypass (SH1) during 2008 to 2010 which passed through the Rakaunui land disposal site, required the construction of a new land disposal site.
Taupō District Council
Risk assessment
Infrastructure optimisation
Optioning
Project management
Stakeholder engagement
Resource consents
2008
Taupō
An essential component to the Taupō District Council and the Waikato Regional Councils vision to reduce the quantum of nutrients leaching into Lake Taupo Lake was concluded to be the implementation of a new land disposal system for the treated wastewater.
At the same time, Ted also led the project delivery of significant upgrades to the Taupō Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The upgrades Ted’s team delivered doubled the capacity of the wastewater treatment plant to accommodate planned growth, as well as significantly enhancing the treatment process.
The treated wastewater is pumped 4.6km from the Taupo WWTP to the irrigation storage ponds at the Rakaunui Road. A portion of the wastewater is used to irrigate the Rakaunui site via a fully automated irrigation system, with the balance being pumped from the storage pond via a 5km long pressure line.
The key aim of the land disposal schemes is to eliminate direct discharge of effluent to Lake Taupo and/or Waikato River thereby enhancing the environment and addressing Tangata Whenua expectations.