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4.9 UTILITY SERVICES<br />

This section should be read in conjunction with the Armstrong Creek Urban<br />

Growth Plan Physical Infrastructure and Engineering Services Technical Report,<br />

February 2006.<br />

4.9.1 VISION<br />

The vision states that:<br />

The latest technology will be employed to ensure that the utility services at<br />

Armstrong Creek are as up-to-date and environmentally friendly as possible.<br />

This will include measures to minimise potable water use—such as rainwater<br />

tanks and water recycling—and to minimise the impact <strong>of</strong> stormwater run<strong>of</strong>f<br />

on the natural watercourses.<br />

A sustainable energy policy will be developed for Armstrong Creek to reduce<br />

consumption and emissions. This will include demand reduction strategies<br />

and the exploration <strong>of</strong> opportunities for local energy production such as<br />

combined heat and power and energy from waste, wind, solar and<br />

geothermal sources. A strategy will be set in place for transitional energy<br />

sources—such as hydrogen—to bridge the gap between fossil fuel and<br />

renewable energy sources.<br />

State-<strong>of</strong>-the-art recycling services will be provided and provision will be<br />

made for leading-edge telecommunications technology. Utilities will be<br />

placed below ground wherever possible, to avoid visual intrusion and—in the<br />

case <strong>of</strong> high-voltage transmission lines—minimise the risk <strong>of</strong> harmful<br />

radiation.<br />

4.9.2 KEY ISSUES<br />

Sewerage<br />

Barwon Water has advised that their capital works program includes the <strong>plan</strong>ned<br />

construction <strong>of</strong> a new pumping station located at Marshall, near the intersection <strong>of</strong><br />

the Ovoid and Outfall Sewers, in conjunction with a new 10km long pipeline<br />

between Reserve Road, Marshall and Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant<br />

(WRP). The new main would comprise <strong>of</strong> a 1.1m diameter pressure pipeline that<br />

closely follows the existing pipeline, generally in the same easement. The<br />

construction <strong>of</strong> the new pipeline will provide sufficient capacity for the proposed<br />

Armstrong Creek development. The target construction date for the new sewerage<br />

infrastructure is 2015.<br />

ARMSTRONG CREEK URBAN GROWTH PLAN / VOLUME 1 (ADOPTED 13 MAY 2008, AMENDED MAY 2010)<br />

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