BUXTON SEWERAGE SCHEME. Former Federal Labor candidate MICHAEL PILBROW met with Buxton residents to discuss concerns with Sydney Water building a water treatment plant and irrigation field in the township. Wollondilly Residents & Ratepayers Association support the residents and Group Spokesman Michael Hughes who have formed an action group to fight the proposal. Member for Wollondilly posted a comment on WRRA Facebook on 24 September. “There is no delay on sewerage as work has started on the projects,” he said. “As promised it will be delivered by June next year. I think it is a case of Labor scaremongering over an issue they failed to deliver.” Having spoken to Buxton residents myself in the last few days, it seems that Sydney Water isn’t connecting sewerage at all. They’re revamping the septic system which will involve an on-property pressure wastewater system and residents will be forced to pay a quarterly treatment fee of around $300. We ask Liberal Member Jai Rowell if he is able to clarify exactly what is being done in Buxton. Is it an on-site pressure wastewater system which will require treatment at a quarterly cost? And, ff a treatment plant isn’t being built in Buxton, how can sewerage be built in the township by 2014? The following article was prepared by Sydney Water and gives some details about the “preferred option” and “community consultation” which doesn’t appear to have happened. Here’s an excerpt of the article…… SYDNEY WATER Buxton Wastewater Scheme – Priority Seweage Program. Sydney Water has the responsibility to provide improved wastewater services to unsewered urban villages and suburbs in the greater Sydney metropolitan area. The NSW Government announced in November 2011 that under the Priority Sewerage Program he villages of Bargo, Buxton, Douglas Park, and Wilton would receive an improved wastewater service by mid-2014. The proposed scheme for Buxton involves the construction and operation of a reticulated wastewater system and the transfer of wastewater to a new Water Recycling Plant (WRP) with subsurface irrigation. The proposed scheme would provide an improved wastewater system to about 490 existing properties, and boundary connection points for about 700 properties (including vacant lots). Capacity would be provided for limited growth within the village. Objectives The objective of the PSP set by the NSW Government is to provide an effective wastewater management system that reduces environmental degradation and associated public health problems that result from untreated wastewater entering the environment. The primary objectives for the proposed scheme are to provide wastewater services in Buxton by the 30th June 2014, as required in Sydney Water’s 2010-2015 Operating Licence , deliver the work at the least life cycle cost. The secondary objectives of the proposed scheme are to provide a cost effective wastewater service that would collect, transport and treat wastewater in a manner that: reduces risks to public health provides for environmental improvement improves public amenity provides capacity for limited growth within the service area. Stakeholder and community consultation Sydney Water has prepared a Community and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy to set the framework for engaging with the communities, key stakeholders and regulators across all PSP Stage 3 areas defined in Sydney Water’s 2010 – 2015 Operating License. The objectives of the strategy are to: outline the broader proactive strategy to be adopted to ensure NSW Government timeframes and Sydney Water objectives are met ensure all relevant stakeholders are aware of, and aligned on the servicing strategies and consultation approach build community and stakeholder awareness of the proposed scheme, the proposed approach and challenges of providing a solution that meets the proposed scheme objectives provide a planned, consistent and professional approach to consulting with stakeholders and residents help stakeholders and local residents understand Sydney Water’s constraints be open, honest and respectful. Consultation In November 2011, the NSW Government made a commitment to the community of Buxton that they would be fast tracked in receiving improved wastewater services. A Communications Management Plan has been prepared specifically for the proposed scheme to support the planning and environment assessment phases, including the options development and finalising the preferred servicing strategy. The Communications Management Plan: provides an overview of the Buxton community describes the communications strategy and approach identifies the proposed scheme’s stakeholders, issues, risks and key messages to be used in communicating with these stakeholders provides an overview of the communications tools and techniques to be used during the planning and environmental impact assessment phases of the proposed scheme. Overall, the plan is designed to establish a positive framework of community relationships that would provide support to the ongoing development of community and stakeholder engagement. Following the determination of this REF, the Contractor would be responsible for developing and implementing additional Communications Management Plans for the scheme’s construction and connection phases. The preferred option. The preferred option would provide: on-property pressure wastewater system equipment on each eligible property within the service area a network of collection pipelines (about 8km of pipelines) ancillary facilities (such as air release facilities, isolation valves and flushing points) a barometric loop about 670m of transfer main connecting the reticulation network to a new WWPS a new WWPS and CDU at 510 West Parade, Buxton a new WRP at 510 West Parade, Buxton two perennial rye-grass subsurface irrigation fields (at 510 West Parade and 10 Jumbunna Place) including irrigation pumps, irrigation controls and associated stormwater management improvements about 1400m of irrigation main between the two irrigation field sites services required for the infrastructure (such as electricity and water supply, security fencing and access roadways).
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 21:55:40 +0000
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