Improved Water Treatment for Small Communities

23 August 2007

Over the next five years Goulburn Valley Water will be investing approximately $5 million to provide improved water treatment facilities at Girgarre, Stanhope, Dookie, Colbinabbin, Katamatite and Katandra West.

Goulburn Valley Water’s Managing Director, Mr Laurie Gleeson said that the Small Town Water Filtration Program is part of the Corporation’s commitment to continual improvement in service delivery.  “The first water treatment plant to be upgraded will be at Girgarre and this will be used to prove the effectiveness of the proposed process for the other towns.”

“The upgrade at Girgarre will involve the construction of a new 400 kilolitre (400,000 litres) per day water filtration plant and a new 90 kilolitre clear water storage,” said Mr Gleeson.  “The cost of this upgrade is approximately $760,000.”

Mr Gleeson said the upgrade at Girgarre will be completed in 2008/2009 and will be operated for at least 12 months prior to other systems being upgraded.  “The other towns are currently programmed to commence in 2010/2011, dependent on results from the trial at Girgarre.”

Authorised By L.J. Gleeson 104-110 Fryers Street Shepparton