Bodalla residents can expect to be connected to the Bodalla sewerage scheme by the end of the year.
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The Eurobodalla Shire Cuncil engaged a contractor to construct a pressure sewerage system throughout the village and a new sewage treatment plant on Potato Point Road in early 2017.
After issues with the treatment plant earlier this year, the council is pleased to announce it is now is ready for operation.
Pump units have already been installed on properties to enable transportation of sewage to the plant and the council’s contractor will begin connecting sewer pipes from households to the system over the next six weeks.
Director of infrastructure Warren Sharpe is pleased to see the project progressing.
“It is regrettable that the project is behind schedule, however, it was crucial that the plant was capable of treating the sewage to the level required for safe discharge to the environment,” he said.
“The new plant has been tested and is now ready receive flows of sewage. Property owners will be contacted directly to arrange the final connections.”
The pressure sewerage system replaces individual household on-site sewage management systems, such as septic tanks, and significantly reduces the risk of harm to the environment and public health.
This $10 million project is co-funded by the NSW Government’s Department of Primary Industries – Water, and the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.
It follows pressure sewerage schemes already installed at Rosedale and Guerilla Bay. The council is also progressing the Potato Point Sewerage Scheme, which will transport sewage to the new Bodalla plant.
For more information visit the Major Projects page of the council’s website at www.esc.nsw.gov.au