Adopting the Future More or Less

Many Councils are now in the process of ensuring core infrastructure at the heart of its decision making, and it will be a continuing focus for any foreseeable future. In terms of renewing infrastructure, Capacity as network managers for the water services for the 5 Wellington Councils, are required to ensure it remains at the fore front of advancing technology and that its customers are getting the best value in terms of infrastructure renewal for rate payers dollar.

This has resulted in Capacity, who manage the Water Assets for Porirua City, being the first in NZ to introduce a Structural water main re-liner. The product was Aqua Pipe installed by ANZEL Ltd (Aqua Pipe New Zealand Environment Limited). This has resulted in many benefits including, reduced overall costs, reduce construction time frames, reduced disruption to residents and commercial businesses, reduced design in finding alternative routes, reduced chance of utility strikes, but most importantly, it has given us a cost effective alternative and ability to renew ageing and critical infrastructure in places where conventional methods would have struggled.