Lake Conjola sewerage scheme
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| The scheme will benefit the whole Lake Conjola area |
Background and overview
Since 1990 extensive investigations into a new sewerage system for nine villages in and around Lake Conjola have taken place along with close consultation with the communities involved.
A suitable scheme was developed and we are nearing the culmination of much hard work and planning. The scheme construction comprises four major construction contracts all of which are being finalised.
Current Status
The $64 million Conjola Regional Sewerage Scheme was completed in early 2008. Planning for the scheme began in 1996 and is the culmination of extensive community consultation. The scheme was constructed through a funding partnership between Shoalhaven City Council and the NSW State Government (through the Department of Water and Energy).
The Scheme provides nine villages around the picturesque town of Lake Conjola on the NSW south coast, with reticulated sewerage facilities, consisting of gravity and pressure pipelines, and two stand alone sewage treatment plants.
The Conjola area is located on the South Coast of NSW, approximately 43 kilometres south of Nowra. The area for which the sewerage scheme has been developed includes the communities of North Bendalong, Bendalong, Manyana, Berringer Lake, Cunjurong Point, Lake Conjola, Conjola Park (formerly Conjola West), Killarney and Fishermans Paradise. The current permanent population in the area is about 1,500 equivalent persons (ep). During the peak holiday times, such as summer, this population increases to about 8,000 ep.
The entire system includes 36 km of gravity reticulation, 14 sewage pumping stations and 15 km of sewer rising mains, and two Intermittently Decanted Extended Aeration sewage treatment plants (one on the north side of the Lake and one on the south).
Construction of the sewerage treatment plant began in November 2005. The treatment plant was commissioned by the then NSW Minster for Emergency Services and Water Nathan Rees on Wednesday 16 April 2008.Upcoming Activities:
- A tender was awarded to Ayling and Drury landscape design for the Preparation of a Landscape Regeneration and Weed Control (LRWC) Plan for all areas subject to development consent under the Native VegetationConservation Act 1997.
- Plans are being created for the Bendalong and Conjola Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) sites and the following wastewater pumping station (WwPS) sites; WwPSs B1 and B2 at Bendalong, WwPS M1 at Manyana, WwPS M4 at Cunjurong Point; and WwPS F1B at Fishermans Paradise.
More information
For more information about the background, workings and features of the scheme you can follow the links at the top right of this page