Central Coast Council celebrated World Water Day on Wednesday, March 22, by announcing that upgrades to the Mardi Water Treatment Plant will begin later this year, to secure safe drinking water for the region.
World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.
Council operates three dams (Mangrove Creek Dam, Mardi Dam and Mooney Mooney Dam) and three water treatment plants (Mardi, Somersby and Woy Woy), supplying filtered, treated drinking water to more than 139,000 homes and businesses.
Council’s Director of Water and Sewer Jamie Loader said the treatment plant upgrade would help deliver on an increasing demand of quality water.
“The upgrade should be completed in 2025 and will secure the treatment plant’s capacity to treat up to 160 million litres per day under contemporary raw water quality conditions and support the growing population of the Central Coast,” Loader said.
“This will help us continue to optimise the region’s raw water sources including Wyong River, Ourimbah Creek and Mardi Dam as well as preserve our drought contingency supplies stored in Mangrove Dam so the Central Coast can continue to access safe and secure drinking water.”
Administrator Rik Hart said Council was committed to continuing to innovate in a responsible, sustainable and strategic manner to ensure the security of the Coast’s water supply into the future.
Council sets and achieves water standards above the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, he said.
“Although La Niña increased dam water levels, as raw water must be treated before use, we encourage our community to be water smart ensuring we all take responsibility to preserve our valuable water resource”, Hart said.
Council’s LoveWater website provides home water-saving tips and educational resources, including an interactive Working With Water game at lovewater.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au.
Source:
Media release, Mar 21
Central Coast Council