The Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program

South Windsor Effluent Reuse Scheme

Hawkesbury City Council will receive up to $9,138,500 from the Australian Government for a $9.8 million Recycled Water Treatment and Distribution System to be located at the South Windsor Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).

The funding will go towards the construction of a recycled effluent treatment plant and distribution system from the existing South Windsor site. This will allow the supply of recycled water to numerous sites, including Council Reserves (14 hectares) and up to four local schools (six hectares) in South Windsor and Bligh Park for irrigation.

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 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 $77.4 million 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 Program.

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

For more 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