Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme Overview

 

Introduction

The Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme will reduce the demand on Sydney’s drinking water supply by providing high volume water users in Rosehill and Smithfield with more than seven billion litres of recycled water a year.  Recycled water is water that has been used, collected, treated and purified.  It is increasing the use of recycled water from 22 billion litres a year to 70 billion litres a year by 2015.

The scheme will be constructed, owned and operated by divisions of Jemena Limited and Veolia Water Australia.

The Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme will provide recycled water to industrial users and irrigators, and large dual piped residential complexes.

 

The Project

The scheme will include:

• a new advanced technology water recycling plant on the corner of North Street and East Parade in Fairfield

• a new 20 kilometre recycled water distribution system to service high volume water users in the Rosehill and Smithfield area

• two recycled water storage facilities at Woodville Golf Course, off Barbers Road in South Granville and off Durham Street in Rosehill

An artists impression of the concept design for the water recycling plant at Fairfield (sorce Veolia Water) Click image to enlarge

Delivering the solution

AquaNet Sydney is responsible for the overall delivery of the scheme.  AquaNet Sydney is a division of Jemena Limited, one of Australia's leading utility infrastructure companies.

Jemena Asset Management, another division of Jemena will construct and operate the recycled water distribution system.  Veolia Water is the world leader in water services and will construct and operate the water recycling plant.

Next steps

The project has been assessed in accordance with Part 3A of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.  The project has been approved by the NSW Minister of Planning.

Construction on the water recycling plant on the corner of North Street and East Parade, Fairfield will start in June 2009.

Construction on the recycled water distribution network will start in late 2009.

The scheme will take around two years to complete and it is anticipated that recycled water will be available for use in 2011.

Residents, businesses and other project stakeholders who may be affected by construction activities will be notified prior to the start of construction works.

 

 

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