Kingborough locals invited to have a say on sewerage program upgrade Residents in the Kingborough area have the chance to have their say on a major overhaul of sewerage services proposed by TasWater. A series of information sessions start on Saturday providing an update on the project that will bring sewerage services in the area up to modern day standards and develop ongoing infrastructure well into the future.
Plans to upgrade the sewerage network were first launched back in 2006 by Kingborough Council and then taken over by Southern Water before becoming a TasWater initiative.
The original council plan still forms the basis of the project with the expansion of the Blackmans Bay Sewage Treatment Plant key to the development.
The project also involves closing down sewage treatment plants at Electrona, Howden and Margate, all of which are at the end of their working life and fail to meet current environmental standards.
For this to happen the upgrade proposes a new pipeline built across North West Bay to transport sewage from decommissioned sewage treatment plants to the expanded facility at Blackmans Bay.
This work will increase the capacity to treat sewage at Blackmans Bay, easily accommodating the added waste from decommissioned plants and also meeting the increased demand from the rapidly expanding Kingborough area as the population continues to grow along with business and industry.
The upgrade expansion is good news for the environment with the upgraded plant designed to meet current standards set by the Environment Protection Authority along with new processing equipment which will reduce current odour and noise levels.
The outflow from the Blackmans Bay site will be better positioned to dispose the fully treated waste water than the current plants which currently disperse treated effluent into North West Bay.
Locals are invited to drop in anytime at information sessions:
Kingborough Salvation Army Hall, 3 Opal Drive (behind Bayview Market):
Saturday, 1 August 2015 from 2pm to 4pm
Monday, 3 August 2015 from 2pm to 6pm Margate Community Hall, 1744 Channel Highway, Margate:
Monday, 10 August 2015 from 2pm to 6pm Saturday, 15 August 2015 from 2pm to 4pm
TasWater representatives will be available to outline the project to locals and answer questions on how the project and the construction process may affect the community. Work is expected to begin concurrently on both the pipeline and sewage treatment plant in 2016 taking around 18 months to complete.
As the project is still in the planning and development phase, construction work will not commence until approvals are granted and a contractor appointed.
The Kingborough Sewerage Project is part of TasWater’s commitment to spend $330 million dollars over the next three years on building and upgrading the water and sewerage network across Tasmania.
Simon Pilkington, TasWater
