The Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program

South Windsor Effluent Reuse Scheme

Hawkesbury City Council is receiving Australian Government funding of $9,138,500 towards the $9.8 million Recycled Water Treatment and Distribution System to be located at the South Windsor Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).

The first on ground construction works for the recycled water distribution network commenced late February 2010. It is expected that the construction of more than ten kilometres of recycled water distribution pipework to the various Hawkesbury City Council reserves, schools and sporting fields will be finished in late July 2011.

The next step in the process will be the construction of the storage tanks, an additional treatment process including a chlorine dosing facility, a pumping station to be located at the South Windsor Sewerage Treatment Plant and the irrigation system for the Hawkesbury City Council reserves.

Advantages of the Project include the reduction in nitrogen and phosphorous being discharged into South Creek and thus the Hawkesbury River. The availability of a continuous source of water to irrigate playing fields will also increase the safety for users because of improved playing surfaces.

The Project also has the potential to offset up to 100 Mega Litres per year of recycled water, helping to offset some river extraction.

The project is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program which consists of seven projects and aims to improve river health below the major water supply dams by increasing the water available for environmental flows in the river and reducing nutrient loads. The Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program is funded by the Australian Government through the Water for the Future Initiative.

Information on the South Windsor Effluent Reuse Scheme, please contact Chris Daley on 02 4560 4506 or Ramiz Younan on 02 4560 4519.

View further information on the Recycled Waste Scheme.

Information on the overall Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program or its seven component projects, please visit the Office of Hawkesbury-Nepean website at www.ohn.nsw.gov.au.