Wastewater Plant update
Councillors recently went on a tour of the Goulburn Wastewater Treatment Plant which is being significantly upgraded as part of a $30 million project – one of Goulburn’s largest ever infrastructure projects. I’m pleased to say this is being delivered on time and on budget.
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The project includes over 4.5km of pipelines laid below the ground and over 10km of electrical conduits to support the intensive electrical process and operations of the state the art plant. So far in 2017 32,000 man hours have been worked as part of the construction with over 2,500 cubic metres of concrete poured – with no lost time due to work injuries.
When completed the treated effluent from the plant will be of such a high quality that it will not only discharge into the Wollondilly River but also go towards our future Goulburn Reuse Scheme. The Reuse Scheme will be up and running 2019, and will provide recycled water to many of Goulburn’s parks, gardens and sporting facilities; a fantastic environmental outcome.
Focused on sustainability
At Tuesday night’s council meeting we resolved to proceed with installation of a 45KW solar power system on the new warehouse building at council’s operations centre in Hetherington Street.
The project aligns with council’s Sustainability Action Plan which sets out achievable and measureable actions to undertake to improve environmental sustainability of operations.
The move comes as part of the depot consolidation project which has relocated the storage warehouse and operations staff into the one facility to increase efficiencies. The solar power generated on site will be used directly for operational requirements, with surplus power generated to be fed back into the electricity grid.
Councillors on Tuesday night also made decisions on a number of important issues:
Council accepted a tender offer form Watertight Group for Backflow Valve Inspection & Maintenance for three years with a two-year extension option based on performance
Council has been successful in a grant application to the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage for $93,000 for a Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan. This will be undertaken during the 2018/19 and 2019/20 financial years.
We adopted the updated Financial Assistance Policy with no changes.
Council received a report from the Goulburn Regional Hockey Facilities Working Party. This group is now preparing a short list of potential sites for this future facility.