Water treatment plants in Dingo and Duaringa undergoing major upgrades

Much-needed work at the Dingo and Duaringa water treatment plants has begun with the design phase well underway.

Council requests residents of Dingo and Duaringa to conserve their water/limit non-essential usage starting today Monday 16 January to Monday 30 January as treatment capacity will be reduced for internal structural inspection work to take place.

When the design is completed, construction of the project will begin in March with an estimated completion date of August/September of this year.

Both plants will have an ultrafiltration unit installed, refurbished clarifiers, new chemical storage and dosing facilities as well as new amenities and offices. Duaringa will be getting two additional treated water storages, and Dingo will have the elevated tower removed, and a new pump station installed.

The approximate amount spent on these updates is just over $5 million.

‘These upgrades are very important to the livelihood of our residents in Dingo and Duaringa. Duaringa will have larger, more reliable storage and Dingo residents will notice better water pressure,’ General Manager Infrastructure & Utilities Jason Hoolihan explained.

‘With consistent servicing and maintenance which council is committed to do, these new upgrades will last up to 15 years,’ Mr Hoolihan said.

‘The second phase of this project will be to complete upgrades on the raw water side of the system,’ he continued.

In conjunction with the upgrades, current job openings at the water treatment plants will boast new working facilities.

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