Your 3-Waters systems, property and
facilities support specialists.

Aquaria NZ provides advisory, troubleshooting and project management services for urban and rural environments. Plus, support in operation and compliance.

Over the last 30+ years we have built experience and practical knowledge in the operation, maintenance, management, optimisation, risk management and improvement of 3-waters systems throughout New Zealand. We also have successful property and facility support services.

Improve water systems, by working with local councils, contractors, and consultants in the industry to provide hands-on and cost-effective support.

Talk to us about:

• Drinking water treatment and compliance – assessment, management, improvement, and reporting on water supply performance
• Plant performance evaluation and optimisation
• Risk management – source water risk management planning, water safety plans, emergency, and contingency plans
• Water reticulation
• Wastewater treatment – documentation
• Project management
• Peer review – water supply asset designs, operation and maintenance procedures, investigative and evaluation reports
• Effective operations – Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Critical Control Points (CCPs) process control summaries
• Asset management – asset tagging, information collection and collation, criticality matrices, project scoping, technical specifications, project delivery, development of renewal strategies and methodologies, renewal programme development
• Consent compliance – development of plans and procedures to achieve consent conditions

Manage and optimise property assets and infrastructure leading to increased asset longevity, and functional facilities that are safe, sustainable, and presentable. We have experience with local authority offices, residential housing, halls, community centres, parks and gardens, toilets and changing rooms, libraries, aquatic centres, treatment plants, cemeteries, etc.

Talk to us about:

• Facility maintenance supervision – active participation in the day-to-day responsibilities for reactive and planned maintenance activities, and interaction with key stakeholders and service providers
• Compliance – assessment, management, improvement, and reporting on stormwater, backflow, asbestos, water metering, bylaw, and building warrant of fitness requirements
• Development of asbestos management plans and systems, and procurement of specialists to undertake surveys
• Building condition assessment programmes – development of frameworks and plans, and procurement of specialists to undertake assessments
• Project management
• Development of service level agreements
• Asset management – information collection, collation, and reporting

Aquaria NZ Director Dean Van Ingen is passionate about providing balanced input, support, and direction to ensure the provision of targeted outcomes.

Dean has had extensive training and work experience in operations, maintenance, and project management roles.

He’s worked in senior operations and engineering roles with Consultancies, Contractors, and Local Authorities. With that, he offers a wholistic understanding of how the industry works at all levels.