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Hoxton Park Recycled Water Scheme

Project contact
For more information, email
the Hoxton Park Recycled
Water team, call
1800 226 565 or write to:
Locked Bag 3113
Rhodes NSW 2138









Image of new housing estates
New housing estates will use
recycled water for gardens
and other
non-drinking purposes

The Hoxton Park Recycled Water Scheme in south western Sydney will supply about 900 million litres of recycled water to businesses and up to 7,000 homes by 2015.

This major recycled water scheme will be commissioned in two stages from 2013. Stage 1 will be commissioned in 2013 and will serve Edmondson Park, Ingleburn Gardens, Panorama Estate, Yarrunga Industrial Estate and the Inghams development in Prestons.

Stage 2 will be commissioned around 2017 and will include Middleton Grange and the South Hoxton Park Aerodrome development. The timing will depend on the progress of development in the area.

Construction of the recycled water pipelines started in May 2008. Much of this work is now complete.

Three new recycled water reservoirs will be built as part of the scheme. Two reservoirs will be located at Denham Court, and another at South Hoxton Park.

Sydney Water will provide regular updates to the community as the project progresses.

Special pipes, plumbing and treatment

Sydney Water will provide homes in the area with two water supplies - recycled water and drinking water. This is known as dual reticulation. The recycled water taps, pipes and plumbing will be coloured purple to distinguish recycled water from drinking water. Recycled water will be used for gardens and other outdoor uses, and toilet flushing.

The recycled water for the Hoxton Park area will be treated to a very high standard at a new recycled water plant at Glenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant. It will go through a complex series of treatment processes on top of the usual high level of treatment for wastewater.

BASIX advice for new home owners

    New homes in NSW need to meet the NSW Government's Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) requirements for reducing water and energy use.

    BASIX is a key Government initiative that encourages use of recycled water, rainwater tanks and water saving showerheads, taps and toilets to improve the water efficiency of all newly buit homes by up to 40 per cent.

    If you are building a new home in the areas served by Stage 1 of the Hoxton Park Recycled Water Scheme and connected to recycled water, then your home will meet the BASIX requirement for an alternative water supply. For more information, please refer to the BASIX web site.

    Suburbs to be served by Stage 1 of the Hoxton Park Recycled Water Scheme are:

  • Panorama Estate
  • Ingleburn Gardens (Bardia)
  • Edmondson Park
  • Freemans Ridge.

Environmental Assessment

Sydney Water prepared a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) in 2006 for the Hoxton Park Recycled Water Scheme. The REF assessed the potential environmental impacts of the work and identified mitigation measures. In September 2007 Sydney Water determined the Scheme under Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

In 2009 Sydney Water referred certain works on and near Ingleburn Army Camp to the Commonwealth Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (now referred to as the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC)) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The works were found not to be a controlled action. Sydney Water was granted a permit to remove trees at Ingleburn Army Camp.

Sydney Water is currently preparing an REF for changes to the recycled water pipeline alignment between Campbelltown Road and Croatia Avenue within Ingleburn Army Camp. Sydney Water has applied for a new permit from SEWPaC for the removal of trees along the modified alignment. The permit details are on the SEWPaC website.