Work pumps up on new wells

Work is well under way on the Gardiners Pump Station in the city's north-west.

The new pump station in Harewood Park will replace a shallow well and meet the growing needs of local residents, particularly in the expanding Highstead and Upper Styx areas.

The station is expected to be in use by June 2018. It features two deep wells - each with a production capacity of 50 litres per second - and a 500 cubic metre pre-stressed, post-tensioned concrete tank.

The pump station is integrated into the overall masterplan for Harewood Park, which will be a key starting point for people using the Styx Source-to-Sea walkway.

The pump station buildings have been set back within the site to allow the reserve and carparking to be developed.

Angled feature walls will help conceal the generators and steel rods on the building's concrete panels will reflect the "sticks'' connection to the area.

The local Styx river was initially named "Sticks''.

A kotuku (white heron) design - a symbol adopted for the Styx River - will adorn the building, signifying the connection between groundwater and the river.