Construction underway on Recycled Water Augmentation Project
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In an exciting step for the Yeppoon Recycled Water Augmentation Project, works have commenced on site to construct the Stage 1 pipeline.
The $2.7 million project has been funded under the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund, providing 50% matched funding to assist Livingstone Shire Council in delivering both Stage 1 and 2 of this important infrastructure.
Councillor Andrea Friend, portfolio holder of Water, Waste Management and the Environment, said Stage 1 of the works includes duplication of the 450mm diameter recycled water main from the treatment plant to Millroy Drive, to increase system capacity and to maintain the high quality of recycled water supplied from the upgraded treatment plant.
“Stage 1 also involves interconnection and associated valves, along with related control systems, at the treatment plant and within the network,” Cr Friend said.
“This project forms an important part of Council’s continued commitment to improving its essential services, with the Yeppoon Sewage Treatment Plant (YSTP) recently upgraded to produce Class A recycled water for distribution to customers for the irrigation of golf courses, sporting fields, parks, public gardens and median strips.
“The upgraded treatment plant delivers Class A recycled water and this Stage 1 network augmentation will ensure the same water quality can be delivered directly to customers, as well as providing opportunity for its increased reuse to include the irrigation of more areas with unrestricted public access.
“It also demonstrates Council’s environmental credentials and its ongoing commitment to the reuse of a very precious and often scarce resource.
“This is a fantastic outcome for the Yeppoon community and highlights the work that Council’s dedicated Water and Waste teams are doing every day to improve the liveability of our Shire.
“Council would like to sincerely thank the Hon Michelle Landry Member MP, Member for Capricornia, and the Australian Government for their funding contribution towards this vital community project.”
Stage 2 of the project is the creation of a reservoir to provide additional storage in the recycled water network.
This will be achieved by the re-purposing of two redundant storage tanks at the treatment plant to create an additional 1.2 Mega litres.
Completion of Stage 1 (1,300 metres of 450 diameter pipeline) is expected at the end of the month, with Stage 2 works forecast to be completed by the end of December 2021.