Urban stormwater catchment upgrade under pressure : Tacy Street stormwater pump station

In 2008 Wellington City Council was designing the Indoor Community Sports Center (ICSC). This massive structure would create a significant change in land use in the Kilbirnie catchment and put more pressure on an undersized network with sea level rise on the horizon. Capacity saw this as a major challenge and an opportunity. Instead of developing a dedicated network for the ICSC, Capacity chose instead to enhance the existing netw ork by adding a pump station. Overall the project delivers an excellent outcome for the community. The key to converting this challenge into success was that opportunities for innovation w ere maximized, by giving each party scope to innovate at the earliest opportunity.