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WATCH: Bundaberg sewer relining project

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The Bundaberg Regional Council Network Program Coordinator Geoff Tansley said the program was focusing on older and “at risk” sewer pipes.

“The most risk and consequence are normally associated with large high flow sewer mains and locations near roads, rivers, creeks or stormwater,” said Mr Tansley.

“Most of the sewer mains being relined in the current program are between 50 to 70 years old.”

Work will continue over the next few months, but Mr Tansley ensures residents will be mostly unaffected from what is happening underground.

“As the [relining] process happens from within, it eliminates the need to interrupt the service and has little impact or interference with traffic and residences,” he said.

“Those residents who have a sewer chamber within their yard will have a letter delivered and a worker will also speak to them to discuss the work and individual impact.

“Other residents within the work area will only have a notice delivered to property to explain the work and the expected timing.”

The current program is expected to be completed by the end of May 2020, yet the council said plans are already in place for future work.

“Water Services has established an associated program of proactive cleaning, survey and condition assessing our entire sewerage system to identify and quantify any defects in the network,” said Mr Tansley.

“The information gained from this survey will be used to identify, cost and establish a rolling program of relining work for the future.”

For more information visit the Bundaberg Regional Council website.

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