Sydney Water says it is another step closer to completing a new pump station after pulling almost 700 metres of pipeline under the Georges River.
More than $35 million is being invested in this project, which is due for completion in October 2023, and will provide essential water and wastewater services to an additional 30,000 people anticipated to be living and working in the Liverpool CBD.
Sydney Water’s general manager asset lifecycle, Paul Plowman, said reaching another milestone in this critical infrastructure project to service current and future growth is exciting.
“The rezoning of the Liverpool CBD has stimulated significant investment in the area, making it an attractive and affordable place to live and work,” Mr Plowman said.
“Liverpool will no doubt continue to grow as a major CBD, so it is important that we can provide essential water and wastewater services to cater to Sydney’s expanding south west over the next 30 years,” Mr Plowman said.
The projected growth is already under way, with an additional 6,886 dwellings forecast in the CBD by 2026, an extra 15,270 by 2036, an additional 20,960 by 2056, and more than 10,000 additional people working in the area.
The existing infrastructure could not support this scale of growth forecast, therefore, driving the need for Sydney Water to deliver an additional wastewater pump station, sewer and drinking water pipelines in Liverpool’s CBD.
This project has also created jobs for more than 400 workers who predominately deliver infrastructure on site.
