Cr Roz Frohloff - Wastewater Portfolio Report - 15 November 2017

Kingaroy Wastewater Treatment Plant

In late October the Kingaroy Wastewater Treatment Plant was visited by around 20 treatment plant operators from around Southeast Queensland.  The Wastewater Interest Day was held by the Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA) Queensland group and attracted Operators from Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and other areas.  Aquatec Maxcon showcased the ‘Nereda’ technology to the group which drew a lot of interest.

General Information

Work will soon commence on the upgrade of the water main bringing water to Kingaroy from the Mt Wooroolin reservoir.  This work will take some time to complete with about 2 kilometres of pipeline being laid.

All of the required data has been submitted and validated by the Department of Energy and Water Supply as part of the annual reporting requirements.  This information will now be formulated into Council’s annual report on its Customer Service Standards compliance.

There have been a number of large blockages in some sewer systems in the last month caused by wet wipes, nappies and other items that shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet.