{"id":243198,"date":"2019-09-03T19:40:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T09:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=243198"},"modified":"2020-07-18T11:53:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T01:53:56","slug":"work-starts-on-2m-water-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/09\/03\/work-starts-on-2m-water-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Starts On $2m Water Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_243209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243209\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190903linville.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-243209\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190903linville.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190903linville.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190903linville-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seqwater project manager Matt Malos at the Linville Water Treatment Plant site with Vimal Soni, from Brisbane-based Practical Engineering (Photo: Seqwater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 3, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work has begun on the long-awaited $2 million replacement water treatment plant at Linville.<\/p>\n<p>The old plant, built in 1970, was forced to close after the 2013 floods damaged the facility.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Seqwater has supplied drinking water for the 400-plus Linville residents by tanker from the nearby Kilcoy water treatment plant.<\/p>\n<p>Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony\u00a0Lynham\u00a0said demolition would take\u00a0two\u00a0weeks, with construction to follow.<\/p>\n<p>He said the\u00a0new plant would deliver a more reliable, effective drinking water supply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s creating jobs\u00a0as well, with a local contractor and six sub-contractors working on the project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seqwater CEO Neil Brennan said the project was expected to take up to six months to complete, subject to weather conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new plant was expected to be operational by early 2020.<\/p>\n<p>It would be larger and house an improved water quality monitoring station, which will draw on water locally.<\/p>\n<p>It will also have upgraded filters and ultraviolet disinfection capabilities for added protection.<\/p>\n<p>Seqwater will continue to cart in water until the new plant is operating.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Brennan said Seqwater\u00a0would work closely with local residents during demolition and construction to minimise any disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>Residents can stay up to date with progress on the Seqwater <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seqwater.com.au\/works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/02\/08\/six-year-wait-almost-over-at-linville\/\">Six-Year Wait Almost Over At Linville<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work has begun on the long-awaited $2 million replacement water treatment plant at Linville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":243209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[658],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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