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Scheme Outline
Mid-Western Regional Council has a sewerage area of 1860 Ha with a population of
13,100 covering the townships of Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone and Kandos.
Council operates and maintains 174 Km of reticulation network, 12 pumping stations and
10 Km of rising mains. The treatment system comprises four sewage treatment plants,
one each for the townships serviced, with a total capacity of 16,750 EP.
Descriptions and schematics of service areas of Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone and Kandos
sewerage schemes are presented in Part A of this Business Plan.
Operating Environment Review
This review explores the internal and external conditions under which Council delivers
services now and those likely to prevail in the future. Details are provided in Part A of this
Business Plan.
Principal Issues
Current services are generally satisfactory. There are however, some issues which need
to be addressed. These are:
• Meeting DWE Best Practice Management Guidelines and other
government regulations
• Augmenting STPs to meet conditions of Load Reduction Agreement with
DECC
• Establishing priorities for extension of services
• Equitable service pricing including developer charges across the Region
• Developing asset management system including maintaining real-time
asset condition data/details
• Managing and funding long-term capital works
Service Provision
Levels of Service
Council's primary objective with sewerage services is to meet the adopted Levels of
Service, which cover the following areas:
• Service complaints
• System failures
• Response times
• Odour complaints
• Flow problems
• Discharge quality
Levels of Service with predicted improvements are summarised on the following page.
Page ii Summary Mid-Western Regional Council
Strategic Business Plan for Sewerage