> The Project
We have invested $12.4 million in a major sewer main upgrade for Bendigo.
This investment was to create more capacity for the city's growing population.
An immediate benefit is the additional capacity in the pipeline during times of extreme high rainfall events like those experienced in late 2010 and early 2011, where water has found its way into the sewer system causing overflows and impacts on customers.
> Project Background
Sections of the current Bendigo sewer system were installed as far back as the 1920s. Other sections were constructed between 1950 and 1970.
Our ongoing capital works program includes repairs and upgrades to sewer systems. This is a major sewer main upgrade.
Stage 1 of the Bendigo Creek Sewer Duplication Project was undertaken in 2006. 3.8 km of sewer main was upgraded from Bayne Street near the Bendigo tennis courts to Maple Street in Golden Square.
Stage 2 involved upgrading the Bendigo Creek sewer from Maple Street in Golden Square to Elvey Drive in Kangaroo Flat, a distance of about 6.1 km.
Local business Leed Engineering won the construction contract.
> Timeline
Work started in April 2011 and the project was completed in October 2011.
> Contact Us
For more information about the project please call our Customer Contact Centre on 1300 363 200
or for more contact information > click here
> Further Information
Media Release - Pipeline construction completed
(14 October 2011)
Media Release - 60 per cent complete
(14 July 2011)
Media Release - Commencement of works
(4 February 2011)
Sewer Duplication Project Fact Sheet (PDF)
Sewer Duplication Project Map (PDF)
Watersource Community Update - April 2011 (PDF 3.79MB)
Watersource Community Update - July 2011 (PDF 3.16MB)
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