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Written by Les Fawkes
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Friday, 10 June 2011 |
The Maleny Sewage Treatment Plant which is situated on Obi Creek on the upcreek side of Gardners Falls is reaching the end of its servicable life said Unity Water CEO Jon Black. The system was purchased and installed in 1989.
Planning
is now underway for upgrading and augmenting of Maleny’s treatment
plant. Present plans would see Unitywater enter into a long-term
agreement to lease the northern wetlands section of the Maleny Community
Precinct for approximately 15 years.
The
granting of this lease is the key not only to enabling Maleny’s sewage
treatment process to meet best practice but deliver a hugely significant
environmental and recreational boost to the precinct.
This
plan would also complete a perfect cycle of water use on the precinct,
with the high quality water being available to Barung Landcare’s
nurseries as well as helping keep the proposed Maleny Golf Club’s
fairways and greens in good shape.
Part
of the plans under consideration involved the reuse of treated effluent
on an irrigation forest and wetland system on the Maleny Community
Precinct site to further naturalise the water as it trickles through
them before arriving at the Obi Obi Creek.
This
will also provide a reliable water supply to the area, efforts to
restore biodiversity and water quality to drained former rainforest and
wetlands and riparian zones would be well supported.
“The
additional processes naturalise the water as it flows through two
natural ecosystems.” said Dr Skull who is the Council’s Environment
Manager.
Once in Obi Creek this water would continue to flow into Baroon Pocket Dam.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 July 2011 )
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