Western Pipeline

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The Western Pipeline transports purified recycled water 80km from the advanced water treatment plant at Bundamba to the Tarong Power Station via Caboonbah. It also supplements water storage levels at the nearby Lake Wivenhoe reservoir.

The fast-track nature of the project demanded flexible, innovative design techniques. The Western Pipeline Alliance responded by using surge analysis models to optimise pipeline design that provided a 60 percent reduction in on-site welding and significantly reduced project times and costs.

With efficient pipe procurement and peak pipe rates of 4.5km per week, the first water was pumped to users in April 2008 (14 months after construction began).

Today, the 80.4km  Western Pipeline expands the capacity of the south-east Queensland water supply by 232Ml/d. It has also had a positive impact on the local community, schools and sports groups, and has not raised any cultural heritage concerns.

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