Deliver, maintain and operate sewer assets

Responsible officer: Section Leader Water and Wastewater

Does legislation require us to provide this service? Yes

CSP outcomes met by this service

• The reuse and recycling of resources increases

• Water-use and water-cycle management is sustainable and meets current and future demand

• We are adapting for climate change and we work collaboratively to mitigate our impacts

• Our public infrastructure is maintained for its current purpose and for future generations (sustainable community leadership)

• Our limited resources are targeted to where they are needed most (sustainable community leadership)

How is the service delivered?

We deliver projects for new or existing sewer assets. We aim to provide the community with the facilities and services they need.

We plan, design and oversee the ongoing operation of sewer assets. We manage the community’s assets responsibly, focussing on best value, risk and sustainability.

Our goal is to protect the community, its health and the environment. We operate 3 sewage schemes at Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga and Moonee. Each scheme has a water reclamation plant, treating sewage before returning the treated effluent to the environment for nonpotable uses.

We have scheduled maintenance programs and targeted renewal work. We use a system of remote control and monitoring via pre-set alarms to react quickly to issues within the system. Our day-to-day operations include trade waste management, backflow prevention work, managing private sewage pumps, recycled water connections and effluent pump-out.

What you think (2022 Community Scorecards)