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Image - Mill Rd pump stations upgrade (before shot)Funded: $1.3m by MBIE (climate resilience)
Total project cost: $2m
Project duration: 20 months
Jobs expected over project life: 9

This project saw the structural upgrade of two pump stations which are critical in the protection of the Paeroa community. The pump stations allow for primary use of land, which is lower than the mean high tide level, and remove rain and flood waters to an agreed height. The work includes upgrading inlet bays, screens, handrails and platform access.

The four pumps at the Mill Road stations combined give the largest protection in New Zealand, pumping 10.4m3 per second. The upgrades also included updated electrical installations to enhance our regional resilience and environmental monitoring ability. 

Benefits

  • Increased resilience of the Paeroa community.
  • Increased productivity and resilience from the land.
  • Increased food production and employment.
  • Enable personnel who operate these sites to do so with increased safety.
  • Provide enhanced remote monitoring.
  • Created jobs. 

Progress update:

  • Contract for electrical upgrade complete.
  • Contract for construction upgrades complete.
  • Pumpstations commissioned.
  • Overall project contingency not required due to favourable weather during the upgrade.

Next steps:

  • Project complete.

Video - Mill Rd pump stations upgrade

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