Everyone in Aotearoa deserves equal access to safe and reliable drinking water

Small water supplies and on-site wastewater systems are important assets that carry a significant risk to community health and the environment. The importance of these assets is recognised by upcoming regulatory changes with the Three Waters Reform and establishment of Taumata Arowai.

As a water supplier it is essential to understand the condition of your small water assets as well as the design, consent and statutory requirements. Morphum can help you strengthen your understanding of your assets, find sustainable solutions and provide the best-quality service in line with all regulatory conditions.

We have over 20 years’ experience designing small water and wastewater treatment systems, and have efficiently managed over 600 small water systems across New Zealand. Morphum are well placed to provide the technical support you need to inform your decision making including OPEX, CAPEX, risk management and renewal prioritisation. 

To protect public health and minimise adverse environmental effects, we will support you to assess assets and provide sustainable designs. We can also assist with the consenting process and offer long-term operational advice to safeguard your assets and improve performance.

We use data collection and a GIS-based asset management system to conduct risk-based prioritisation, enabling recommendations to be made and reports to be produced for compliance. Our approach is practical and sustainable – we simply adapt our tried and tested methods and systems to cater for your needs.

We can help you with the following:

  • Water safety plans

  • Water treatment design

  • Source water risk assessments

  • On-site wastewater treatment design

  • Consenting – building/development, water take, discharge

  • Compliance and monitoring

  • Assessment of environmental effects

  • Wetland assessments

  • Region wide funding prioritisation

  • Risk assessments

  • Asset management

  • Soil assessments

  • Assessing public health risks


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