Water loss management program for NSW regional water utilities
Council-owned water utilities in NSW regional towns*
Total funding: $21.16 million with funding of $7.39 million plus GST from the Australian Government, $14.75 million from participating councils and $20 000 from the Water Directorate Incorporated.
About the project
The project will establish important collective resources for local-government owned water utilities across NSW to enable them to identify, prioritise and undertake on-ground work to reduce water leakage within their systems. The Water Directorate, a professional association for Council owned water utilities, will coordinate the project resources including the development of water loss management implementation guidelines, purchase of specialist water loss detection equipment, a fund for on-ground works to reduce water loss and a small team of skilled specialists to assist with this work.
Project benefits
The project will:
- recover 10 000 to 15 000 megalitres of water per annum by making existing infrastructure more efficient
- prevent or postpone the need to build additional water supply infrastructure, and
- develop understanding and a skills base in water loss management.
The project will advance the National Water Initiative objectives of increasing urban water use efficiency.
Water Smart Australia projects are funded by the Australian Government's Water for the Future initiative.
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