As well the two pipelines (the link and the modernisation system), this project will require construction of three pumping stations and a water storage tank.

Pipes:

The Castlemaine Link pipeline will be made of steel, have a diameter of 500mm and will allow for a maximum flow rate of approximately 23 megalitres a day.

The Harcourt Modernisation pipeline will have a diameter from 225mm to 63mm and will be made of either PVC or polyethylene (plastic).

Pumping Stations:

• Sandhurst - This will be constructed next to the reservoir and will include three pumps with a combined capacity of 23 megalitres per day.
• Barkers Creek - This will be constructed in a clearing between the reservoir embankment and McIvor Road. It will include four pumps with a combined capacity of 33 megalitres per day.
• Farady - This will be constructed in a clearing between the Coliban Main Channel, the Harcourt Channel off-take and the old Calder Highway. This station will include three pumps with combined capacity of 23 megalitres per day.

Pictured above: Example of inside a typical pump station.

Water Storage Tank

A water tank will be built on private property to the north of Mount Alexander Regional Park and to the east of Harcourt Sutton Grange in Harcourt North. The facility includes a single two-million litre water storage tank approximately 24 metres in diameter.

All infrastructure will be designed to blend into the environment as much as possible.