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A burst water main at the corner of Kingaroy and Haly Streets on Wednesday, February 17, has left a big repair bill in its wake … repairs are likely to take a month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Water and Wastewater Portfolio chair Cr Barry Green (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 24, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

A large water main break in Kingaroy last Wednesday caused significant damage to the road and footpath, and has left a big repair bill in its wake.<\/p>\n

Water Portfolio chair Cr Barry Green told Wednesday’s Council meeting SBRC work crews had fixed the break and returned water supplies to affected businesses and residents as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

“Council workers were very appreciative of customers’ understanding and being patient while the main was repaired,” Cr Green said.<\/p>\n

“Staff and customers at both the Commonwealth and NAB banks were also very understanding.”<\/p>\n

The break in the 70-year-old rising main had left a large repair bill, Cr Green said.<\/p>\n

Work on repairing the pavement and road would be carried out over the next month.<\/p>\n

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Kingaroy’s new $25 million wastewater treatment plant is moving towards completion and the bulk of the civil construction work is complete, Cr Green said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Factory acceptance testing of the plant’s instrumentation and controls has also been completed, and on-site testing of mechanical and electrical components will begin this month.<\/p>\n

If all goes well, the plant will be commissioned in early May and is expected to be fully operational by September 30.<\/p>\n

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A $7 million upgrade to the Gordonbrook water treatment plant is also progressing well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The media filter has been laid and backwashed, and pre-testing of the DAFF units went well with no major setbacks or issues,” Cr Green said.<\/p>\n

“It is currently planned that commissioning of the plant will occur on February 29 with the first proof of performance testing to start on March 7.”<\/p>\n

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Designs for the refurbishment of Murgon’s water treatment plant are also moving ahead, and work will commence on the site by mid-March.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Initial work will focus on refurbishing Filter Train 3.<\/p>\n

Once this is complete, Council will bring it back on line and take the remaining two trains off line so they can be refurbished as well.<\/p>\n

This method of work should ensure there are no interruptions to Murgon’s water supply.<\/p>\n