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27 May 2010
An innovative water reclamation plant in Coffs Harbour that
meets the irrigation needs of the region, thereby conserving
drinking water supplies, received the Institute of Public Works
Engineering Australia (IPWEA) NSW award for Recovering, Recycling
and Reusing at an awards ceremony in May.
The $96m Coffs Harbour Water Reclamation
Plant, which was jointly financed by Council and the NSW Department
of Water and
Energy, provides up to 21 megalitres of reclaimed water daily for
irrigating crops and sporting fields and for dust suppression in
the region. Local consultant GHD, a member of the Coffs
Infrastructure Alliance, incorporated global experience into the
team to design and build the plant.
“Together with a new Water Filtration Plant at nearby Karangi also
designed by GHD and delivered by the Alliance, the reclamation
plant goes a long way to future-proofing the water supply for the
Coffs region. In a region that is developing quickly, it is
important that the design caters for population growth. With the
imminent addition of on site storage, the plant has been designed
to serve up to 72,000 people.“ said Satyajit Datar, GHD Business
Group Manager and member of the Alliance leadership team.
“The award recognises our approach to
minimising environmental impact during construction and operation.
The new reclamation plant is adjacent to the existing plant and
incorporates the existing ponds and lagoons,” he added.
Currently, there are 44 users of the city’s
reclaimed water including nurseries, sports ovals and complexes,
golf courses, the race course, a school, six small primary
producers, two hydroponics growers and 18 farms and banana
plantations.
For more information please contact
Kane
Dowsett