Last week I joined our Logan Water team for a tour of the largest water project that we’ve undertaken in the city in the last 10 years.
The $74 million upgrade of the main treatment process at the Loganholme Wastewater Treatment Plant involves the construction of a modern membrane bioreactor treatment facility covering 3500 square metres.
Ultimately the project will increase the treatment plant’s capacity from 45 million litres per day to 67 million litres per day – servicing an additional 100,000 people to cater for the city’s future growth.
It will complement the existing conventional treatment process at the treatment plant and will enable the transfer of flows from the ageing Beenleigh Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Loganholme Wastewater Treatment Plant was constructed in 1983 and is the largest treatment plant in our growing city.
The challenge with a structure of this age and a growing city is the capacity. This latest stage of works is another way council has been able to extend the life and capacity of the treatment plant.
Delivering water and sewage services to the city is core business for council.
And while a significant amount of investment is made by council a lot of this work is often unseen.
The Logan Water team do a great job of delivering essential services and infrastructure to our community each day – think every time you turn on a tap or flush a toilet.
Our council is focused on delivering even better outcomes for our community, particularly in terms of services and value for money.
The upgrade of our Loganholme Wastewater Treatment Plant is a first-hand example of this.
At a time when we have seen staggering delays and high costs attached to construction, the Logan Water team undertook early procurement that saved an estimated $1.5 million of recent cost escalations and supply chain delays.
This early planning will ensure this project comes in under budget and be delivered in the expected timeframe to be fully operational by the end of next year.
On a side note, I was proud to hear from the team about their support of the Leukaemia Foundation’s Shave for a Cure campaign and the Bravery Box charity.
When the team recently learnt the son of one of their delivery partners was battling Leukaemia, they stepped up to the plate to support the cause and were able to raise $22,000.
It’s these caring traits that make me proud to be part of this organisation.
