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Securing Gippsland water supply

Gippsland lake water supply

The project involves the construction of a distribution water main to connect the towns to Heyfield’s water system, and Gippsland Water intends to have the new pipeline functional by late 2022. 

Water for Coongulla and Glenmaggie residents is currently sourced from Lake Glenmaggie and treated at the Coongulla water treatment plant. 

According to managing director Sarah Cumming, the lake levels have reached such drastic lows that Gippsland Water has needed to truck water into Coongulla from Heyfield on five occasions over the past 15 years. 

The most recent incident was in 2019 when water was tucked in to the region for four months, with up to 18 deliveries made per day. 

The water in the Heyfield water treatment plant sourced from the Thomson River is a more reliable water supply, Cumming said.

“This solution is the most cost-effective and most environmentally-friendly way to deliver a reliable supply of high quality water to our Coongulla and Glenmaggie customers.”

The pipeline will be constructed within road reserves and easements on roads connecting to the Coongulla treated water plant. 

Cummings said the team at Gippsland Water chose the route with the least impact on the environment, and traffic management will be in place to keep road users safe during construction from now until late 2022. 

This project is one of ten projects from Gippsland Water’s 2018 price submission to the East Services Commission. 

For more information on this and other major projects, visit the Gippsland Water website. 

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