A STATE-of-the-art water treatment plant built in Marian will provide an increased and more reliable supply of water to Marian and Mirani residents.
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Mackay regional council mayor Deirdre Comerford officially opened the $13 million Marian Water Treatment Plant yesterday.
Cr Comerford said it was important to celebrate such a significant investment that will cater to the needs of local residents and businesses now and for decades to come.
“The Marian Water Treatment Plant will provide water to more than 9000 Marian and Mirani residents and allows for future development of these communities,” she said.
“This state-of-the-art plant has been designed to optimise operating costs through efficiencies in layout, power, process capabilities and plant automation.”
Water and Sewerage portfolio councillor Frank Gilbert said the new treatment plant had changed the water supply from bore water to river water, which in turn improved water quality and quantity.
“In order to do this a new water in-take system was constructed at the site adjacent to the river,” Mr Gilbert said.
“The plant uses clarification, filtration and chlorine disinfection processes to treat the water to meet the Australian Drinking Water Quality guidelines,” he said.
“It has the capacity to produce 4-megalitres a day – to an equivalent quality of that produced by the region’s award-winning Nebo Road Water Treatment Plant – and it has a projected lifespan of 25 years.
“I am delighted that the project costing $13 million, consisting of the new water treatment plant and the raw water intake, will produce a much higher quality and quantity of water for Marian and Mirani residents.”
This project was made possible by a $6.4 million grant from the state government Royalties for the Regions program.
