$140M
11.90%
Track design milestones and authority approvals
Water Collection and Distribution
Water systems that move volume and meet compliance
Water supply, wastewater, treatment, and distribution networks across Australia. We engineer water assets that meet regulator requirements, handle real demand, and serve communities for decades.
Water infrastructure designed for regulator compliance, capacity, and long-term operational performance.
Water Supply and Distribution
Reticulation networks, trunk mains, reservoirs, pump stations, and pressure management design for potable and recycled water systems.
Wastewater and Sewerage
Gravity sewers, pressure sewers, pump stations, rising mains, and overflow management aligned to authority standards and modelling.
Hydraulic Modelling and Authority Approvals
Network modelling, capacity assessments, augmentation studies, and authority submissions for connection and asset acceptance.
Water delivery
Water infrastructure designed for how networks actually flow and how water authorities actually accept assets.
Core capability
Built Around Real Network Behaviour
Designs that account for actual demand patterns, fire flow requirements, pressure constraints, and downstream capacity. Not desktop assumptions that fall apart in operation.
Network-fit design
Modelled against real demandPressure, flow, and capacity matched to operation
Core capability
Water Authority Standards Aligned
Designs and submissions that meet WSAA codes, individual water authority requirements, and AS/NZS standards the first time.
Authority aligned
Accepted without reworkSubmissions aligned to WSAA and authority codes
Core capability
Coordinated with Civil and Authority
Pipework routes that miss other services. Pump stations that match civil constraints. Authority engagement before submission.
Civil and authority fit
Coordinated before submissionPipework, civil, and authority aligned
Water engineering
with an authority mindset
We design water infrastructure the way authorities actually accept it. Submissions ready for first review, materials matched to specifications, and engagement with the authority before formal lodgement.
Authority-ready submissions
Hydraulic models, drawing sets, and supporting documentation prepared to authority templates with traceable assumptions and verifiable inputs.
Water authority engagement
Pre-application discussions with water authorities so design scope, materials, and acceptance criteria are clear before formal submission.
Materials that meet specifications
Pipe materials, fittings, valves, and pump equipment matched to authority technical requirements, not just generic supplier datasheets.
Overview
Benefits
Project metrics
From feasibility through to authority accepted
Water engineering moves through feasibility, modelling, detailed design, authority approval, construction, and asset handover. We stay involved across each stage so handover happens cleanly and on schedule.
Enquire nowA clear water delivery approach
Four stages we run on every water engineering project.
Feasibility and demand assessment
Confirm site, demand, downstream capacity, and authority requirements before locking the network design approach.
Hydraulic modelling and detailed design
Build and calibrate hydraulic models, size pipework and pump stations, and develop detailed civil and mechanical design in parallel.
Water authority approval and submission
Submit design packages, respond to authority comments, and obtain formal approval for construction and asset acceptance.
Construction and handover support
Respond to RFIs, witness factory testing, support commissioning, and close out asset handover documentation with the water authority.
WATER NETWORK COST
+12.10% ↑
Hydraulic model issued
Network design complete
$140,200
Network
Engineering phases
Plan, design, construct, test
Plan
Map the network
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Design
Size the system
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Construct
Deliver and test
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Commission
Hand to operator
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Water Collection and Distribution in practice
Real RECOR projects delivered with this discipline.
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Northshore Sewer Upgrade
- Client: Noosa Shire Council
- Sector: Infrastructure, Government
- Role: Project Services
- Value: $250k
Got questions? Let's clear them up
What does RECOR's water engineering service cover?
Potable water supply, recycled water, wastewater and sewerage networks, hydraulic modelling, pump stations, reservoirs, and asset acceptance documentation across feasibility through handover.
What standards and codes do you work to?
WSAA codes (Water Services Association of Australia), individual water authority requirements (Sydney Water, Hunter Water, Yarra Valley Water, South East Water, Unitywater, SA Water, Water Corporation, TasWater, Power and Water), AS/NZS 3500 (plumbing and drainage), and relevant catchment and EPA requirements.
Can you submit designs and modelling directly to the water authority?
Yes. We prepare design submissions, hydraulic modelling reports, augmentation studies, and supporting documentation. We handle the technical correspondence with the authority through to approval and asset acceptance.
Do you work on existing networks as well as greenfield?
Yes. Network augmentations, capacity upgrades, sewer rehabilitation, replacement programmes, and connection assessments for development sites are regular work.
Do you support construction and handover?
Yes. We respond to RFIs, witness factory testing, attend pressure and commissioning testing, support asset handover with the water authority, and produce as-constructed documentation.
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