Council goes with the flow in water main upgrade
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Gympie Regional Council’s Water Business Unit is in the process of carrying out a number of important projects around the region.
Work has commenced on the replacement of the water main in Young Street, between Calton Hill and Smithfield Street. This work is being undertaken by Offaly Civil Engineering.
The water main has been greatly affected by ‘tuberculosis’ caused by iron bacteria. The tuberculation reduces the effective diameter of the main, greatly reducing flow rates and pressures.
The Young Street water main cannot deliver the required fire flows to the lower Central Business District. Work is expected to be complete in early June before work moves onto O’Connell Street.
Work also commenced this week on the construction of the G4 sewer pump station (SPS) located on the corner of John Street and Brisbane Road. The pump station was built in 1965, making it 54 years old.