Construction of new $13.2 million leachate treatment plant at Shoal Bay underway in Darwin
Construction of a new wastewater treatment plant is underway after receiving all environmental approvals and funding.
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CONSTRUCTION of the new wastewater treatment plant is underway at the Shoal Bay waste management facility after receiving all environmental approvals and funding.
The new plant project being undertaken by the Darwin Council will cost $13.2 million and has been designed to treat more than 50 megalitres per year of wastewater, called leachate.
Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis said the project was a major milestone that will meet the needs of the Darwin environment and the waste management centre.
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“Over the past three years City of Darwin has been working extremely hard towards building a successful leachate treatment system and we have done this with assistance from the Water and Carbon Group Pty Ltd, a Brisbane-based speciality environmental solutions company, who designed and are constructing the treatment plant,” he said.
“An effective treatment solution is needed to manage leachate at Shoal Bay now and into the future ensuring that Council meets its environmental responsibilities.
“I am excited to see this project getting started. It is a large financial investment at our Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility, and I know a lot of hard work has gone into making it happen.”
The Water and Carbon Group chief executive Jim Hunter said the team was excited to commence construction after several years of design work, testing and gaining approvals.
“The treatment plant reflects our unique integration of processes, engineering the new era in PFAS [per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances] treatment, wastewater treatment and ecology to deliver strong environmental outcomes of lower energy with green infrastructure,” he said.
In a statement, a City of Darwin spokesman said the project “incorporates several innovations that will reduce environmental impact, construction and operational costs”.
The spokesman said that construction is being undertaken predominantly by local subcontractors and is expected to be complete in about six months’ time.
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