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Small Towns Water Quality Fund projects

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Round 1 funded projects
Round 2 funded projects
Round 3 projects allocated funding

Table: Small Towns Water Quality Fund - Round 1 Funded Projects
Applicant	Project title	Details	DSE Funding contribution
West Wimmera Shire Council	Apsley Domestic Wastewater Management Project	Upgrade and replacement of failing septic tanks, installation of grey water systems and fitting of houses with dual flush cisterns and low flow showerheads.	$213,052
Central Highlands Water	Avoca Desalination Project	Construction of 0.5ML/day reverse osmosis desalination plant, pipeline, evaporation pond and back-up production bore at Bung Bong.	$500,000
East Gippsland Water	Bemm River Sewerage Project	Upgrade of septic tanks, effluent collection and pumping to further treatment using low flow sand filter and polishing treatment. Delivery of recycled water into wetland area.	$870,000
Towong Shire Council	Eskdale Water Supply Project	Installation of a pump on Mitta River and decommissioning of two existing private schemes pumping from the Little Snowy Creek. Construction of a water treatment plant, and connection to properties.	$225,000
West Wimmera Shire Council	Goroke Domestic Wastewater Management Project	Upgrade and replacement of failing septic tanks, installation of grey water systems and fitting of houses with dual flush cisterns and low flow showerheads.	$299,242
West Wimmera Shire Council	Harrow Domestic Wastewater Management Project	Upgrade and replacement of failing septic tanks, installation of grey water systems and fitting of houses with dual flush cisterns and low flow showerheads.	$172,522
Pyrenees Shire Council	Snake Valley Sewerage Project	Upgrade of septic tanks, effluent collection and pumping to further treatment, construction of a modular secondary wastewater treatment plant. Delivery of recycled water to Snake Valley Golf Course.	$1,000,000
Towong Shire Council	Walwa Sewerage Project	Land acquisition. Upgrade and replacement of septic tanks. Construction of a Septic Tank Effluent Disposal (STED) system, reticulation pipe and transfer mains. Construction of a lagoon treatment facility and reuse of the treated water of public facilities.	$267,000
Total Amount Funded			$3,546,816

Table: Small Towns Water Quality Fund - Round 2 Funded Projects
Applicant	Project title	Details	DSE Funding contribution
North East Water	Whitfield water improvement scheme	Installation of a pump and pump station on the King River. Construction of new water treatment plant and raw water and clear water storage tanks, connection to town supply and decommissioning of existing supply	$675,000
North East Water	Springhurst water improvement scheme	Surveys, plans, and permits for pipeline, traffic management works, installation of pipeline from Chiltern, install new clear water tank, commission new supply source	$975,000
Lower Murray Water	Millewa water quality improvement scheme	Planning and design of scheme, construction of new water treatment plant and lagoons; media filtration, chlorination and disinfection at three locations.	$1,000,000
Wannon Water	Cavendish water quality improvement project	Installation of shade cloth across reservoir, telemetry installed for water quality monitoring, disinfection unit, valves and fittings	$89,719
East Gippsland Water	Mallacoota water quality improvement project	Installation of shade cloth across water storage	$243,500
East Gippsland Water	Swifts Creek water security project	Dismantle existing tank and relocate, reinstate safety measures, install new liner, pipes and fittings and connect to town supply	$207,500
Central Highlands Water	Lexton water improvement scheme	Construct pipeline between Waubra bore field storage and Lexton, connection to the Lexton clear water storage, installation of flow telemetry & restriction valves	$1,000,000
Wannon Water	West Portland sewerage scheme	Construction of a reticulated sewerage system to 133 properties in West Portland	$767,443
Total Amount Funded			$4,958,162

Table: Small Towns Water Quality Fund - Round 3 Projects Allocated Funding
Applicant	Project title	Details	DSE Funding contribution
South Gippsland Water	Alberton sewerage scheme	Connection of town to pressure sewerage system, including pump unit, piping to treatment plant, air scour and isolations valves, and reinstatement of road surface	$1,000,000
Wangaratta Shire	Moyhu wastewater treatment system	Installation of a modified conventional sewerage system, decommissioning of on-site septic tanks and a gravity reticulation system, pipeline to convey sewage to treatment and reuse facility	$1,000,000
Rural City of Benalla	Community wastewater education program – Healthy Land – Baddaginnie (pilot project)	Development of community education materials to improve efficiency and lifespan of septic systems, installation of a range of wastewater improvement options and assessment of their effectiveness	$65,000
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water	Pimpinio Point of Entry water quality improvement – Governance and management	Investigate long term reliability and financial viability of Point of Entry water treatment systems, including governance and management mechanisms	$105,500
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water	Quambatook water quality improvement scheme	Installation of microfibre filtration unit & coagulation tanks upstream of Granulated Activated Carbon filters to reduce potable supply turbidity & increase lifespan of the GAC media	$156,250
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water	Wycheproof water quality improvement scheme	Installation of a 2 ML/day ultra filtration treatment plant to augment the existing UV disinfection system and merged into the newly constructed treatment plant	$1,000,000
Total Amount Funded			$3,326,750