| 23 T T Richard Loader Water scheme boost for Tauranga Tauranga City Council’s $197m Waiāri Water Supply Scheme will mainly service the Papamoa coastal strip. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Tauranga City Council: Waiāri Water Treatment Plant T T to page 24 The spirit of innovation has been a hallmark of Waikato based directional drilling specialist Smythe Contractors right from its early origins when in 1952 Bernie Smythe pioneered the installation of phone and power cables using a mole plough. That spirit was continued a decade later when Bernie’s son Mike steered the business into quality trenchless installation technology, something that Smythe Contractors continues to pride itself in. Located in the beautiful township of Cambridge, Smythe Contractors became a limited liability company at the turn of the new century. Mike passed away in Dec 2013 and his son David took over as Managing Director in 2016, continuing that spirit of innovation set by his grandfather. As a multi-resourced construction company, Smythe Contractors operates throughout New Zealand and has the ability to set up site, whatever the landscape. Striving to deliver every drill shot as a leader in trenchless installation, Smythe Contractors’ customers range from residential right through to top tier civil construction companies, along with regional and district councils. “We o er innovative solutions to underground installations with due consideration for the environment, health and safety, and constructability,” says David. “We have installed numerous pipes ranging from 10mm gas to 900mm (Bulk water / Wastewater) in diameter and up to 987metres long by directional drilling, and Spirit of innovation 1.0metre to 2.4metre diameter by the pipe jacking method.” The objective of the Tauranga City Councils Waiari Water Treatment Plant is the provision of safe drinking water for existing populations, future urban growth, and development across the greater Tauranga and Papamoa district. Dave says Smythe Contractors was engaged to install 4 kilometres of PE (polyethylene) watermain pipeline DN900 and DN710, and ibre optic cable duct primarily by horizontal direct drilling (HDD), along No. 1 Road, and crossing Jellicoe Street Te Puke. “Although alignment was initially designed for open cut installation, we redesigned for HDD in collaboration with council.” With a history spanning over seventy years, Smythe Contracting prides itself on strong and e ective customer service, endeavouring to reach new levels through positive relationships and a robust collaborative approach. “We always discuss the best solution, from the design phase right through to preparation to the pipe installation. We strive to exceed the customers service expectations through positive relationships and a strong collaborative approach.” As a family owned and operated business, the company’s teams are motivated to achieve at the highest level, for the success of its client’s project, the good of the industry, and to prove themselves as leaders within the civil construction industry. www.smythecon.co.nz Commissioned and supplying water in December 2022, Tauranga City Council’s (TCC) new $197 million Waiāri Water Supply Scheme (WWSS) has been a project nearly two decades in the making. Initial consent preparations and consultations commenced between 2007 and 2009, with the formation of the Waiāri Project Steering Group, but earthworks for the intake did not commence until 2018. Located in Te Puke, with water sourced from the Waiāri River, WWSS will be Tauranga’s third water supply, and will mainly service the Pāpāmoa coastal strip/Te Tumu growth areas, helping to alleviate water supply pressure in other areas of the city. The water take consent is jointly held by TCC and Western Bay of Plenty District Council (WBoPDC) with a 75% : 25% share of the 60 million Litres per day maximum. In the future, WWTP will also provide a backup for WBoPDC’s Te Puke water supply. TCC’s Water Services Manager Peter Bahrs says TCC explored a range of options to increase Tauranga’s water supply, including groundwater bores and 10 streams in the Western Bay. “The Waiāri Stream was chosen because of its proximity to Tauranga’s growth area, excellent water quality and being a spring-fed stream that has good all year-round stream flow. Tauranga is a growing city and WWSS was needed due to the existing two plants nearing capacity and consent take limits.”
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