Treated Water for Swansea

Southern Water Employees Ricky Wright, Kim Williams and Stephen Ninness toast to new clean water at the opening of the Swansea Water Treatment Plant.

The Premier, the Hon Lara Giddings, officially opened the new Swansea Water Treatment plant today, and joined with the Swansea community today in celebrating the lifting of the boil water notice in the township.

A media release is attached.

It wasn’t, so here’s the ABC report:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/04/3207421.htm

Swansea taps into first clean water

ABC Online
Wed 04 May 2011

A tourist town on Tasmania’s east coast has gained access to clean drinking water for the first time.

The Premier, Lara Giddings, has officially opened Swansea’s long-awaited water treatment plant which has been under construction for more than two years.

The project has been delayed by recent heavy rain in the area and costs blew out by $500,000, as a result.

The total bill is now $9 million split between the State Government, local council and Southern Water.

Glamorgan Spring Bay mayor, Betrand Cadart, says the project is worth every cent.

He says it is the first time in the town’s 166-year history that residents have not had to boil their drinking water.

It is expected to boost the local economy which relies heavily on tourism.
Southern Water, ABC