Wednesday 25 October 2006

$2.4 Million Building Tender Let for Water Re-use Project

A tender, valued at $2.4 million for construction of the final stage of the Water Reuse in the Alice project was recently let to Territory company Probuild Pty Ltd.

Power and Water’s Project Manager for the Water Reuse in the Alice project, Mark Skinner said the tender is for construction of buildings and civil works.

“Construction of these buildings and related civil works is the final stage to complete the project that will stop dry weather overflows from the wastewater treatment ponds into the Ilparpa Swamp,” said Mr Skinner.

“The building will be used to house the Air Flotation Plant, which is currently under construction.

“The Air Flotation Plant will treat around six megalitres a day of wastewater from the treatment ponds to a standard suitable for subsequent storage underground.

“The treated water will then be piped to the Soil Aquifer Treatment basins that are under construction by another Territory company, Sitzler Brothers, at the Arid Zone Research Institute (AZRI) site.

“The Soil Aquifer Treatment basins will take treated water from the pipeline and spread it over a relatively small area to allow it to infiltrate into storage underground.

“The naturally filtered water will eventually be pumped from the underground storage and use for horticultural projects in the area.”

The Power and Water Corporation is working with the Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines on this important project.

Water Reuse in the Alice

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