Lauderdale Sewerage Scheme Project feasibility
What is the Lauderdale Sewerage Scheme?
The challenge of addressing the issue of the wastewater (sewerage) management for the 2,400 residents of Lauderdale on Hobart’s Eastern Shore has now passed from the Clarence City Council to Southern Water. The existing sewerage infrastructure for Lauderdale dwellings comprises onsite effluent disposal methods (predominately septic tanks and soakage trenches). These present potential health issues and constraints on future development.
To address these issues, the Clarence Council started construction of the $12 million Lauderdale scheme to provide residents of Lauderdale with a new reticulated, wastewater system that would meet current environmental and health requirements as well as accommodating future growth in the area.
The project was intended to be constructed in a number of stages over the next few years. The first stage which began in early 2009, focused on developing the backbone of the system, consisting of a major pump station, two minor pump stations, a pipeline and some minor associated works.
Southern Water took over responsibility for the scheme on 1 July 2009 and we have now almost completed work on the first stage.
We are now undertaking further technical planning, design and costing investigations on the next stage of the project which involves connecting the residential and business properties in Lauderdale to the reticulated pipeline. Southern Water will be keeping all residents informed of progress on our investigations. If you would like to be contact directed please email us at lauderdaless@southernwatertas.com.au