3000 kb - Mid Western Regional Council - NSW Government
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Sewerage Scheme<br />
This section describes the main components of the existing<br />
sewerage schemes, and the plans for their future development.<br />
Existing Sewerage Scheme<br />
<strong>Mid</strong>-<strong>Western</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Council</strong> has a sewerage area of 1860 Ha with a population of<br />
13,100 covering the townships of Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone and Kandos. Villages are<br />
serviced by septic tanks. <strong>Council</strong> is currently investigating feasibility of reticulated<br />
sewerage for the villages of Clandulla and Charbon.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> operates and maintains 174 Km of reticulation network, 12 pumping stations and<br />
10 Km of rising mains. The treatment system comprises four sewage treatment plants one<br />
each for the townships serviced with a total capacity of 16,750 EP.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> has entered into a Load Reduction Agreement and associated Pollution<br />
Reduction Program with the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC).<br />
Mudgee Scheme<br />
Mudgee’s reticulated sewerage comprises gravity collection system with 5 sewage<br />
pumping stations. The trickling filter based sewage treatment plant is of 8,000 EP<br />
capacity. <strong>Council</strong> is in the process of upgrading the Mudgee STP with continuous<br />
extended aeration and biological nutrient removal processes (IDEA process) in order to<br />
prevent nutrient rich treated effluent discharged to the Cudgegong River.<br />
Gulgong Scheme<br />
The gravity sewage collection system of Gulgong comprises 3 sewage pumping stations<br />
with continuous extended aeration and biological nutrient removal processes (IDEA plant)<br />
adopted for treatment of collected town sewage.<br />
Treated effluent from the Gulgong treatment facility is fully reused for irrigation of lucerne<br />
and other agricultural crops around the site.<br />
Rylstone Scheme<br />
The Rylstone scheme comprises gravity sewage collection system with 2 sewage<br />
pumping stations. The STP comprises primary clarifier, secondary trickling filter and<br />
tertiary lagoon treatment before discharging to the Cudgegong River.<br />
Kandos Scheme<br />
Kandos town also has a gravity sewage collection system with 2 sewage pumping<br />
stations. Configuration of Kandos STP is same as that of Rylstone but with larger<br />
capacities. <strong>Council</strong> plans to decommission these STP’s to replace with a single advanced<br />
STP that will service both these towns.<br />
<strong>Mid</strong>-<strong>Western</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Part A - Operating Environment Page 13<br />
Strategic Business Plan for Sewerage
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