Luggate water upgrades

Delivery of new water supply, treatment, and storage infrastructure for the township.

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About the project

In response to the cryptosporidium outbreak that affected Queenstown’s water supply back in October 2023, we’re working to upgrade several treatment sites throughout the district to provide safe and fully compliant drinking water.

We already planned to introduce a new water scheme in Luggate in 2028, given more people are expected to make the township their home in the future and the existing water supply infrastructure is unable to meet that potential demand.

We’re now bringing that project forward and accelerating delivery of this infrastructure as part of works to introduce a protozoa barrier (UV disinfection) for Luggate.

Upgrades in Luggate will include two new supply bores, access to a new water source, new pipes to connect this infrastructure to the existing network, the new ultraviolet (UV) treatment solution, and development of a new long-term reservoir site.

We plan to award the contract for this work in August/September 2025, and expect the new protozoa barrier (UV disinfection) to be operating in time for Christmas 2025.

What to expect

We’ll share more information about the project once a tender has been awarded. However, as with any construction project, minor disruptions around Luggate should be expected once work begins. This is likely to include some noise and construction machinery movements in the area, but these will be minimised as much as possible.

Construction dates

This work is currently out for tender and we plan to award the contract in August/September 2025.

We expect the new protozoa barrier (UV disinfection) to be operating in time for Christmas 2025, with all remaining work to be wrapped up by February 2026.

We’ll share more information on a specific start and end date once the tender has been awarded.

Contact us

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please contact QLDC’s Services team on 03 443 0024 or email services@qldc.govt.nz.