Aquatic & Recreation Facilities

For over two decades, Watershed has been offering independent consultancy services to the aquatics and recreation industry. With our objective and pragmatic approach, we provide comprehensive guidance for all facility needs that helps us to identify and solve issues while also cutting costs through education, information, and training

The work we undertake includes

  • Review current facility procedures, systems and operations
  • Troubleshooting investigations
  • Consultant peer review
  • Treatment concepts and advice on process options
  • Plant optimisation and strategic planning
  • Asset management and life-cycle planning
  • Client support and representation during supplier evaluations and negotiations
  • Work as part of design teams to deliver functional and efficient facilities
  • Specialist consultant advice to comply with regulations and standards
  • Individualised staff training that ensures the principles of good water treatment and facility operations are understood
  • Ongoing maintenance and operational audits to ensure plant is running to optimum condition
  • Liaise with other consultants, e.g. architects, engineers and other third parties, on our client’s behalf
  • Develop and implement operations manuals.

We have extensive expertise in offering complete facility auditing services to both private clients and Local Government across New Zealand. We've discovered that conducting an initial audit of the facility and following up with regular audits helps us to:

  • Lift overall standards
  • Reduce adverse issues and the resource employed to rectify them
  • Provide significant medium to long term cost savings
  • Improve service levels.
  • Assist all stakeholders to broaden their knowledge base to confidently develop skills and solve problems


Simply put, we provide end-to-end facility management services that encompass everything from the front door to the plant room.