Media Release

03 Nov 2006

Work Starts on Recycled Water Pipeline at West Camden

Work has begun on an 8.5 kilometre pipeline to deliver recycled wastewater from West Camden Sewage Treatment Plant to Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute.

The pipeline is part of a $50 million upgrade currently underway at the West Camden plant.

The recycled water pipeline will deliver up to five million litres of water each day to Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute for irrigation.

As well as providing advantages for local agriculture, recycling will benefit the environment by reducing the amount of wastewater discharged into the river system.

It will also improve the health of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River by reducing the amount of water extracted for local irrigation.

The pipeline will be constructed from the treatment plant on Sheathers Lane to Cawdor Road, down to Burragorang Road, through public reserves to Wire Lane, and along Remembrance Driveway to the agricultural institute.

The pipeline will be ready to supply recycled wastewater to the agricultural institute by mid next year as soon as the other major work at the plant is completed.

Sydney Water has been liaising with other potential recycled water customers, such as Camden Council.

The upgrade of the treatment plant would cater for the 80,000 people expected to live in the area by 2021.

As part of the upgrade, the treatment capacity of the plant will more than double from almost 11 million litres of wastewater each day to 23 million litres each day.

The pipeline is being constructed by EL Civil Engineering. The plant upgrade is being undertaken by CHBM Water (a joint venture between CH2M Hill and Laing O'Rourke).

For more information, visit the West Camden STP Upgrade and Amplification pages of this website.

 

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