Innovative $44M Water Treatment Plant recognised by engineering industry

Mar 18, 2022

Riverina Water has been recognised by the engineering industry for its $44M Wagga Wagga Water Treatment Plant.

For the second year in a row, the local water utility received a highly commended for Innovation in Water Supply at the NSW&ACT Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) awards presentation.

The state-of-the-art facility will allow Riverina Water to treat more water from the Murrumbidgee River and distribute across its 15,000sqkm supply area.

“Industry recognition such as this highlights the level of expertise of our staff and I would like to congratulate everyone involved from the planning stages through to delivery and operation," Riverina Water Director Engineering Bede Spannagle said.

“The new plant will serve our growing region and will provide safe and reliable drinking water to our community for many decades.”

The plant can output 55 megalitres a day, compared to 40 megalitres of the old plant, which was originally constructed in 1938. It is designed to treat water from the Murrumbidgee River with turbidity levels seven-and-a-half times higher than the previous plant.

The highly commended award is another accolade for the local water utility, which was recognised as the best in the state last month, winning the Sam Samra Award.

Find out more about the new Wagga Wagga Water Treatment Plant, which was officially opened late last year.