Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme Overview

 

Introduction

Construction of the $100 million Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme started in November 2009. The Rosehill-Camellia Recycled Water Scheme is to be built, owned, operated and maintained by two private operators, AquaNet Sydney Pty Ltd (a Jemena company) and Veolia Water Australia.

 

The Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme will provide high quality recycled water to major industrial customers and parks in Western Sydney and reduce the demand on Sydney’s drinking water supply. The scheme will initially deliver 4.3 billion litres of recycled water per year to industrial and irrigation customers in Smithfield and Rosehill. Recycled water is water that has been used, collected, treated and purified and is an important part of the NSW Government’s 2006 Metropolitan Water Plan.

 

The Project

The scheme will include:

• a new  water recycling plant at Fairfield
• a new recycled water distribution network from Fairfield to Rosehill and Smithfield
• new recycled water storage reservoirs at Guildford and Rosehill.

Jemena will construct and operate the recycled water distribution system with Veolia Water constructing and operating the water recycling plant. Recycled water will be available for industrial and irrigation use in July 2011.

The project was assessed in accordance with Part 3A of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 with project approval granted by the NSW Minister for Planning in June 2009.  

Uses for the Recycled Water includes Factories and Irrigation.

An artists impression of the concept design for the water recycling plant at Fairfield (sorce Veolia Water) Click image to enlarge

 

 

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