Client Agency:
Sydney Water Corporation
Project Description:
The Project involves:
- a connection to source secondary effluent from the Liverpool to Ashfield pipeline;
- construction of a pilot plant;
- construction of a recycled water treatment plant and associated assets;
- construction of a 20 kilometre recycled water distribution network, associated reservoirs and pumping stations.
The seven Foundation Customers include Shell Refining (Australia) Pty Ltd, LyondellBasell Australia Pty Ltd, James Hardie (Australia) Pty Ltd, Boral Australian Gypsum Pty Ltd and Sydney Turf Club at Camellia, and Visy Paper Pty Ltd and Marubeni Australia Power Services Pty Ltd in Smithfield. The average demand for recycled water by the customers is 11.7 megalitres per day with expected peak day demand of 21 megalitres.
The Project Agreement provides for payment to be made on a monthly basis, linked to the recycled water produced, the recycled water consumed by the Foundation Customers as well as the potable water top up and back up volumes. Sydney Water has agreed to take or pay for an agreed 'base volume' of recycled water. The charge payable by Sydney Water is indexed by reference to increases in CPI.
For further information on the project, refer to Jemena.
Private Sector Partners:
AquaNet Sydney Pty Ltd, Veolia Water Australia Pty Ltd and SPI Rosehill Network Pty Ltd
Project Details:
Contract value: $130 million (Estimated Capital Cost at the time of the contract award)
Contract term: Jun-2009 to Oct-2031
Operation began: Oct-2011
