Below are photos of the operation and construction of the Central Plains Water Scheme and its various scheme stages.
The completed Rakaia River Intake Gates, ready for wet commissioning
Stage 1 Pump Stations
Intake River Diversion Channel Construction
Pipe Transport
Laying HDPE Pipeline
A Mainline Pressure Reducing Station
Stage 1 Pump Station
Stage 1 Pump Station Construction
Pump Station Construction
HDPE Pipe Welding
Transport of HDPE Pipe
Headrace Canal Construction
A completed on-farm Turnout
Installation of the GRP Pipeline
Canal Offtake 5
Stage 2 Main Line Isolation Valve
GRP Pipeline Installation
Stage 2 GRP Pipeline Construction Corridor
A weekly dam safety inspection at the Sheffield Storage Pond
The completed Sheffield Intake and Pump Station
The Sheffield Intake fish barrier
Technical Inspections
The Sheffield Storage Pond under construction
Installation of the main Sheffield HDPE Pipeline
Sheffield Intake Fish Barrier Monitoring
Sheffield Pond Inlet Construction
Sheffield Pond Inlet Pipe Construction Under Railway
Sheffield Pond Construction Showing the HDPE Liner
The Sheffield Storage Pond Partially Filled
Regular Preventative Maintenance
Rakaia Intake Stilling Pond
Protecting Our Intake Assets
Headrace Control Gate
River Intake Diversion
Dam Safety Insepctions
River Protection Maintenance
Rakaia River Sedimentation Pond
Rakaia Headrace Canal Pipe Bridge
Rakaia Headrace Canal Pump Station
Central Plains Water Scheme Construction Monument
Dam Safety Training
Pressure Reducing Station
Preventative Maintenance on Pressure Reducing Valves
The headrace canal looking towards the Rakaia River
Headrace Canal