Every day, Central Coast Council delivers about 100 million litres of treated drinking water to the community.
To coincide with World Water Day on March 22, council launched an interactive virtual tour of what happens to water before it reaches our household taps.
Director Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader, said recent bushfire events and the current precautions against COVID-19 meant council was unable to host physical community tours.
“Instead, residents can use a computer or device to scroll and click their way around each step in the water treatment process on the virtual tour of the Mardi Dam and Water Treatment Plant,” he said.
Short information notes or videos on each of the tour’s behind-the-scenes 360-degree images allow visitors to learn how impurities are removed and the water treated to meet and exceed Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
Loader said the interactive tour was an exciting innovation which would help community members see how water moves through the system.
Mardi Dam and Water Treatment Plant is one of the region’s three dams and one of two water treatment plants.
Take the tour at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/MardiVirtualTour
Source:
Media release, Mar 20
Director Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader
Central Coast Council