Goulburn’s new wastewater treatment plant is today beginning official operation, with the pipelines of the City’s effluent turned on for the first time.

The new plant will provide modern sewage treatment facilities to the highest environmental standard, as well as providing the framework for Council to pipe treated effluent around the City for reuse on parks, sporting fields and gardens

The $30m infrastructure project was funded by Council and supported by a $10m Federal Government grant through the Building Better Regions fund.

“Today marks the final milestone in an incredibly important project for Goulburn, which will provide an essential service for our growing region.”

“Goulburn is expected to grow by over 6000 people in the coming two decades, with an estimated 3000 new dwellings in this time. The new wastewater treatment plant will service these households comfortably, while also allowing us to distribute a quality treated effluent product for our parks and sporting fields and eventually for use by industry.”

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor said the Federal Government was proudly investing in infrastructure to future-proof Goulburn and for the employment opportunities generated by major capital works programs.

“Goulburn is in a growth phase and the newly opened treatment plant will connect around 10,500 properties within the city area,” Mr Taylor said.

“The project, supported with a $10million Federal funding grant, has created 500 jobs during construction, which is another big investment in the local community.”

The wastewater treatment plant was opened by Mayor Bob Kirk, Member for Hume the Hon Angus Taylor MP and the Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories the Hon Susan Ley MP in September.