NSW: Central Coast water supply boosted with new pipeline

AAP General News (Australia)
12-21-2006
NSW: Central Coast water supply boosted with new pipeline

SYDNEY, Dec 21 AAP - A new pipeline project on NSW's Central Coast will deliver more
than one-third of the drinking water required in the area, NSW Premier Morris Iemma says.

The Central Coast pipeline project, which Mr Iemma opened today in Morisset, involved
the construction of more than 25km of pipelines and two new pumping stations.

It will deliver 27 million litres a day from the Hunter region's Williams River to
the Central Coast, where dam levels have reached record lows.

Mr Iemma said the government had helped fast-track the $35 million project, which was
part of a larger plan to secure the area's water supply.

"We are working hard to deliver the project that will ensure the Central Coast does
not run out of water," Mr Iemma said.

"This pipeline is an important part of these plans."

Mr Iemma said the pipeline project and the recently announced $243 million Tillegra
dam project would help drought-proof the Hunter and Central Coast for the next 60 years.

He said the government aimed to boost water transfers in the region to 35 million litres
per day by November next year.

"This pipeline project was completed ahead of schedule thanks to the excellent work
of Hunter Water and dedication and commitment from a number of local contracting firms
and suppliers," Mr Iemma said.

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