Whitsunday sewerage treatment upgrade project

Tenix has been awarded a contract by Whitsunday Regional Council to design and construct two sewage treatment plants in northern Queensland. Following construction, Tenix will operate and maintain the upgraded plants under a long-term contract with the council.

Work at the plants - at Cannonvale and Proserpine - will involve building new plants on the existing sites. The new plants will have significant environmental benefits for the local communities by reducing sewage overflows, improving noise and odour, and generally reducing the nutrient load discharges to the environment.

“We are delighted to have been awarded the contract and to be gaining Whitsunday Regional Council as a client - the win endorses our position as a contractor of choice for the design, construction and operation of wastewater treatment plants in Australia,” said Sam Turnbull, Tenix Executive General Manager.

The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process with a strong focus on sustainability, including the design and building of the plants to the most stringent effluent discharge requirements in order to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Tenix has already designed and constructed a number of state-of-the-art treatment plants in northern Queensland and is currently operating and maintaining plants in Mackay. Tenix has designed and constructed a significant number of plants and operates and currently maintains
15 similar plants today.