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North East Water is planning the construction of a new raw water offtake and pump station to ensure the availability, safety and security of drinking water for Mount Beauty, Tawonga and Tawonga South communities. Water from the offtake in the West Kiewa River will be pumped to the Mount Beauty water treatment plant and then supplied to residents and businesses through our reticulated water network.
Existing raw water offtakes servicing these communities were constructed during the 1970s and have outlived their operational purpose. An emergency, temporary raw water line is delivering supply until the new offtake and pump station are commissioned.
Go-head for the proposed works requires AGL Hydro's approval.
Following extensive engagement and encouraging feedback from the community and key stakeholders, the proposed offtake will be built approximately 75 metres downstream from the Mount Beauty pondage outfall. The pump station will be set back on the eastern side of Embankment Drive away from the river frontage. No weir is needed but the location allows for a secondary raw water supply from the pondage if required.
Detailed engineering designs for the offtake and pump station are being developed based on additional site investigations. Design options for potential aesthetic and amenity enhancements are also being developed following initial community feedback and will be shared with the community for comment before the design is finalised.
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North East Water activated a temporary raw water pipeline in Mount Beauty following another landslip that permanently damaged the existing pipeline. The temporary pipeline will ensure a secure supply of water to Mount Beauty until a new raw water pipeline can be completed in 2026.
Yes. We encourage community views on how the pump station will sit and look in the landscape. You're welcome to suggest materials and colours for its exterior, landscaping improvements and preferred amenities at the site adjacent to Embankment Drive.
This will depend on the location of the raw water offtake in the Kiewa West River adjacent to the SEC Nursery. We are exploring amenity enhancements.
The Independent Project Assurance Review, undertaken by specialist engineering firm SMEC, reviewed North East Water's technical assessments and projected costs for two sites - Embankment Drive (site 2) and Tailrace (site 9 multiple locations). The review concluded that Embankment Drive (site 2) provides greater water security for Mt Beauty, a lower bushfire risk, better operability and constructability, and was more cost effective.
It also concluded that adequate information was provided to perform the comprehensive review and that a reasonable process was followed to identify and shortlist site options. SMEC did, however, suggest the assessment of site 2 does not currently demonstrate that a weir is an essential element of the scope of site 2.
An alternative pump station building site could be considered on the other side of Embankment Drive further from the river, if a weir was not required. A review of the site constraints and hydraulics would be required to determine if these alternatives are feasible.
The Community and Key Stakeholder Reference Group was established during phase one of this project to assist in the project decision making regarding the new offtake location. Once the location was finalised the group was disbanded.
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Yes. The infrastructure will be designed to ensure the safety of swimmers and other recreational river users.
The offtake design will incorporate safety measures including approved mesh screening that is safe for both aquatic animals and humans.
No. The town’s water treatment plant is more than equipped to safely manage the treatment of drinking water sourced from within this catchment. Regular water quality monitoring and sampling has been undertaken in the area to confirm this.
Nearby traffic and pedestrian routes may be disrupted during periods of the construction depending on the final location. Where needed, traffic management measures will be in place for the duration of the project. Where possible, we will minimise the impacts to community events or activities.
The pump station is not likely to emit noise greater than that of the natural surroundings. As an added measure, we will incorporate the provision of noise reducing pump enclosures into the design. If required, the enclosures would be contained completely within the pump station building.
While regular maintenance of the site will be required once the project is completed, it is not considered that trucks will be using this unloading bay on a regular basis.
More frequently, a few times a week, there will be light vehicles, such as utes and cars, visiting the site to monitor the operation of the facility.
There are currently three offtakes. The primary offtake is located at the end of the AGL West Kiewa Diversion Tunnel. It is no longer operational following a recent landslip in the area. The secondary offtake in located on the west branch of the Kiewa River above the beginning of the tail race. The third offtake is out of the Simmons River. The Simmons River is a seasonal river and does not flow all of the time, so water can only be sourced from this location during flows.
The existing infrastructure will be left in place, but once the new offtake is complete, North East Water will not invest in maintaining this infrastructure. The offtakes will be run if needed until they are no longer operational and then decommissioned.
North East Water acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Waters and Land on which we operate and pays its respect to their Elders past and present
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