Coliban Water’s climate and population adaptation executive general manager Steve Healy said the project was proactive in nature and aimed to maintain a long-term secure water supply for Elmore.
“The Elmore Water Treatment Plant services about 700 people in the town of Elmore, so it’s important this population has a secure supply,” Mr Healy said.
The project will be undertaken in three phases.
“Phase one is simply the preparation of the site. This will include things like extending the fence line, burying stormwater drainage, extending the sewer and some clearing work,” he said.
Phase two will be an increase in water storage thanks to three 50 kilolitre water tanks and a booster pump station, while phase three will include rehabilitating the existing elevated tank for longevity.
Coliban Water spent more than $1 million in upgrades to the Elmore Water Treatment Plant in 2014, including the addition of a disinfection unit and pH correction facility.
The water tower’s height — which determines the level of water pressure — has not been altered since its construction in the 1960s.
“This project is about protecting Elmore’s water into the future; through increasing supply as well as improving our assets,” Mr Healy said.
“We understand the huge responsibility we have to maintain and update assets across our entire region so that communities can rely on clean and safe drinking water as well as hygienic wastewater services into the future.”
For more information, visit https://connect.coliban.com.au/elmore-water-tower or call 1300 363 200.
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