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Water’s on its way
IN THE TRENCH…Volunteer Donna Waters is one of a small group of Andamooka residents who have helped dig more than 30km from Olympic Dam to Andamooka for the township’s new water pipeline.
ANDAMOOKA…Andamooka residents can expect to locallyaccessible water by Christmas. Volunteers and ‘work for the dole’ participants are currently working to lay the more than 30km of pipeline from Olympic Dam to Andamooka which will pipe water to a central reservoir in the small opal mining township. Until now, local residents have had to purchase water from local carting businesses who trucked tanks from Olympic Dam. The new pipeline and central reservoir is expected to reduce residents’ water costs significantly, Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA) chair Pat Katnich told The Monitor. Andamooka residents currently pay around $15 a kilolitre for water, due to cartage and time involved. In contrast, Roxby Downs residents pay around $1.25 per kilolitre through the local municipal council. “This is very good news for the community and its terrific to have that water so close now,” she said. “As far as APOMA’s concerned we’re really happy – it’s all on schedule and should be commissioned and all happening by Christmas.” Ms Katnich emphasised that residents would not automatically have more water available to homes. “The pipeline means
a supply right here, rather than 30km away,” she said. “There’s not going to be much more water for Andamooka residents, but it’ll be much more accessible and cheaper. “We will continue to discourage swimming pools and non-essential use of potable drinking water in Andamooka. “As the town grows, we’d encourage people to collect rain water, put in more rain water tanks, use the town’s dam water or consider greywater recycling systems. Ms Katnich said BHP Billiton, local businesses and volunteers had played a significant part in the laying of the 30km pipeline over more than two weeks. Olympic Dam asset leader Dean Dalla Valle told The Monitor that BHP Billiton was pleased with the cooperative effort. “BHP Billiton recognises that a more reliable water supply is a very important issue for Andamooka,” he said. “The Andamooka Progress and Opal Miner’s Association has been working for a long time to secure funding for the project and we commend their efforts. “Now that the funding is available, we are working with the Association to finalise some of the technical issues associated with establishment of the pipeline and linking it to our desalination plant at Olympic Dam.”
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