Westernport Water is upgrading 10 sewer pump stations to enhance site safety, improve staff access and support continuous operation in extreme weather.
The $2 million investment, spread over a five-year period, will deliver upgrades to sewer pump stations assessed as requiring upgrades to ensure safe and reliable sewerage services across Westernport Water's network.
The scope of upgrade works varies from site to site, from minor civil work to improved site access, generator installation and/or the installation of new infrastructure.
Generators provide a back-up power supply to move sewage to treatment plants during mains power outages, preventing sewer spills and reducing on-going costs associated with deploying mobile diesel generators.
Safety and access upgrades include re-surfacing and drainage improvements and moving pipework and valves above ground, eliminating the need for high-risk confined space entry.
A sewer pump station at Rhyll will receive new storage tanks to better manage high flows during extreme wet weather events.
There will be no impacts to sewer services. Occasional traffic management will be required to ensure public and contractor safety.
Location and schedule
During the 2023/24 financial year, upgrade works were completed by suitably qualified contractors at sewer pump stations in Dalyston, Kilcunda, Pioneer Bay and Cape Woolamai.
Sewer pump stations in Grantville, Newhaven, and Rhyll are currently being upgraded. Works are expected to be completed by late May 2025.
Upgrade works at the Grantville (Stewart Street) sewer pump station include minor civil works to improve site access and safety, and in the installation of a generator.
Newhaven (Boys Home Road) and Rhyll (Hastings Street) sewer pump station upgrades include safety improvements and minor civil works, plus the installation of storage tanks (Rhyll only).
The sewer pump station on Settlement Road in Cowes, (near the Industrial Estate) will be upgraded by June 2025, with a generator installed and access improved.
Sewer pump stations in Ventnor (Anchorage Road) and Smiths Beach (Beachcomber Steet) will be upgraded by June 2027.
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