Essential water and sewer upgrades to service 7,000 homes in Melbourne’s north
The project will improve water reliability for 2,800 existing households in Olivine Estate, and provide recycled water, drinking water and sewerage connections for a further 4,500 homes planned for the area.
Yarra Valley Water General Manager Asset Services Bridie Fennessy said the project will play an important role in supporting Melbourne’s growing housing needs.
“We’re ensuring essential services keep up with Melbourne’s growth,” Ms Fennessy said.
“This project will give thousands of new and existing households access to reliable and long-term water and sewerage services.
“Where possible, we’re also connecting new developments to recycled water, which helps protect our precious drinking water supplies.”
About the works
The project is being delivered within the proposed Cameron Street Road Reserve and includes:
- 2.2 kilometres of new drinking water mains.
- 2.2 kilometres of new recycled water mains.
- 1.2 kilometres of new sewer mains.
Most of the works will be completed using open-cut digging, however Project Manager Renu Adhikari said tunnelling would be used in some sections.
“We’re using trenchless technology to tunnel beneath the Merri Creek, heritage sites and the rail track. This helps us minimise disturbance to the creek, areas of cultural heritage sensitivity and surrounding environment,” Ms Adhikari said.
Yarra Valley Water expects the works to take about two years to complete.
More information on the works is available on the Yarra Valley Water website www.yvw.com.au/cameron-street-works