Work continues at recycled water plant
To provide 4.3 billion litres of water
Construction continues on the recycled water plant at Fairfield that will provide recycled water to some of Sydney’s largest industrial water users as part of the of the NSW Government’s Sydney Metropolitan Water Plan. The plan has set targets to provide up to 12% of Sydney’s water needs through recycled water projects.
The plant is Sydney’s fifth major recycled water treatment plant and will be operational by mid-2011. It will be the cornerstone of the $100 million Rosehill-Camellia Recycled Water Project that will provide water to some of Sydney’s biggest water users including Visy Paper, Marubeni Australia Power Services, Shell, LyondellBasell, Boral and Sydney Turf Club - Rosehill Gardens.
The project has been designed to be expanded to treat a further 3 billion litres a year.
Recycled water will be distributed to businesses in the Smithfield and Rosehill areas through a 20 km network of disused gas pipes - putting good use to existing infrastructure.
This was the first scheme in NSW to operate under the new Water Industry Competition Act. The Rosehill-Camellia Recycled Water Scheme will be built, owned, operated and maintained by two private operators: AquaNet Sydney Pty Ltd, part of the Jemena Group, and Veolia Water Australia.
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