Water treatment plant standards
Ensuring water treatment plants meet national standards.
About these standards
Water treatment plant facilities treat water to meet New Zealand’s drinking water standards.
Design
Document name: Guidelines on dams and water-retaining embankments
Document number: DP-02
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 1/10/2014
Description: Classification criteria of structure to assist in design approach.
Document name: Safety in design guide
Document number: DP-10
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 1/03/2017
Description: Design safety and risk management across the life cycle of an asset.
Document name: Architectural design guidelines
Document number: DP-12
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 08/06/2020
Description: Processes and design considerations for the architectural aspects of above ground water and wastewater infrastructure.
Document name: General Plant Layout and Equipment Selection Principles
Document number: ESF-500-STD-401
Revision number: 2.1
Revision date: 10/10/2025
Description: Design and construction standard for local network wastewater pumping stations.
Document name: Organisational physical security standard
Document number: ESF-500-STD-406
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 19/02/2024
Description: Standard for physical security control measures required at sites and buildings to protect Watercare property, information and people.
Drawings
Document name: Access structure general drawings for public and non-public areas
Document number: DW07
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 19/08/2016
Description: Handrail details for public and non-public access areas.
Construction
Document name: Acoustic louvres
Document number: BD-05
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 1/10/2014
Description: Requirements for installing acoustic louvres to reduce noise in buildings and structures used by Watercare.
Document name: General civil construction standard
Document number: CG
Revision number: 1.1
Revision date: 19/06/2019
Description: General civil activities such as earthworks, pipe material construction requirements and other building activities.
Document name: General mechanical construction standard
Document number: ESF-600-STD-701
Revision number: 2.1
Revision date: 19/06/2024
Description: General mechanical construction standard including installation and quality control requirements.
Document name: HSE standard
Document number: HSE
Revision number: 1.1
Revision date: 30/09/2019
Description: General health and safety and environmental control practices for Watercare construction sites. Users are still required to complete site-specific items in contract conditions and site-specific specifications.
Document name: Code of Practice for Commissioning
Document number: ESF-700-STD-801
Revision number: 2.0
Revision date: 25/06/2024
Description: Standard to complete commissioning works of infrastructure including mechanical, process, instrumentation and electrical works.
Templates
Document name: QA templates for general civil construction standards
Document number: TMPL-08
Revision number: 1.1
Revision date: 19/06/2019
Description: QA/QC templates for the general civil construction standards.
Document name: QA templates for general mechanical construction standards
Document number: TMPL-09
Revision number: 1.1
Revision date: 19/06/2019
Description: QA/QC templates for the general mechanical construction standards.
Document name: Water treatment ops manual structure, style guide
Document number: WST-01
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 1/07/2006
Description: Template for generating water treatment operation manuals.
Document name: Safety in design risk WSL register
Document number: TMPL-19
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 4/11/2021
Description: Template to complete safety in design risk assessment.
Document name: Commissioning Index
Document number: ESF-700-ITP-801
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 25/06/2024
Description: Index and section reference for commissioning requirements.
Document name: Pre-commissioning ITRs template
Document number: ESF-700-ITP-802
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 25/06/2024
Description: Pre-commissioning requirements and checklist template.
Document name: Installation completion ITRs template
Document number: ESF-700-ITP-803
Revision number: 1
Revision date: 25/06/2024
Description: Inspection and testing requirements template including acceptance criteria. To be used in conjunction with Watercare's Code of Practice for Commissioning.
Document name: Tender level commissioning template
Document number: ESF-700-TMP-801
Revision number: 2
Revision date: 25/11/2024
Description: Commissioning plan template to assist with the tender process and meet the requirements of our Code of Practice for Commissioning.
These are the current standards. If you require a previous standard, please contact us.
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