The kanamaluka/Tamar estuary is a special landscape that connects our community. We appreciate its importance to Launceston and the wider community, which is why we are making investments today to ensure its health for future generations.
As part of the Tamar Estuary River Health Action Plan (TERHAP), we will be delivering new sewerage infrastructure for the city to improve the health of kanamaluka/Tamar estuary and the environment that surrounds it.This transformative pipeline project, which is one of the largest infrastructure projects of its type in the southern hemisphere, will increase our capacity to transfer sewage and stormwater, significantly reducing the frequency and volume of overflow events.
Construction of the new pipeline involved installing large pipes up to 45 metres under the estuary riverbed at two river-crossing between the Margaret Street Sewage Pump Station and our Ti Tree bend Sewage Treatment Plant. The river crossings were connected via pipeline trenched on the Western Foreshore at Trevallyn.
The new pipeline under kanamaluka/Tamar estuary, connecting the Margaret Street Pump Station with the Ti Tree Bend Sewage Treatment Plant, has now been installed at a depth of around 45 metres beneath the riverbed.
Our major construction machinery, including the Horizontal Directional Drilling rig has now been removed from the Kings Park site.
We have started the connection works at the Kings Park site for the New Sewer Pipeline, including installing a metal retaining wall into the ground that will provide stability to the levee as we begin connection works at the end of the new pipeline.
Our site at Kings Park will continue to be active for remainder of 2024 and the double stacked shipping containers with murals will remain in place to continue to provide an important noise barrier.
At the western foreshore site in Trevallyn, we have completed important pressure testing on the last section of the new pipeline. Over the coming weeks reinstatement works will continue before fully reopening for public use.
The project is expected to be completed late 2024.
The majority of construction works will take place from 7am to 5pm Monday to Sunday. There may be times when we need to work outside of these hours, but we’ll let you know in advance if this is required.
Kings Park
Now that our major construction machinery, including the Horizontal Directional Drilling rig has been removed from our Kings Park site, the footpath along Paterson Street has been reopened for public use.We’re currently working with Council on the project’s final landscape designs for this area and will share these in a future update.
Changes to public access Western foreshore and Valley Street
Major construction is planned to be completed by late 2024.
We thank the community for their understanding while we deliver this important project.
The Tamar Estuary River Health Action Plan (TERHAP or the Plan) is an initiative of the Tamar Estuary Management Taskforce (TEMT) and the Launceston City Deal, to improve the health of kanamaluka/Tamar Estuary.
TERHAP is jointly funded by the Australian and Tasmanian governments, the City of Launceston and TasWater.
As part of the Tamar Estuary River Health Action Plan (TERHAP), we will be delivering new sewerage infrastructure to improve the health of kanamaluka/Tamar estuary.
We are constructing a new 10 megalitre storage tank at the our Ti Tree Bend Sewage Treatment Plant.
TasWater proudly acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the custodians of lutruwita/ Tasmania – Aboriginal land, sea and waterways. We pay our deep respects to the Elders past and present and acknowledge today’s Tasmanian Aboriginal community.
Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:
| Phone | 13 6992 |
|---|---|
| Website | www.taswater.com.au |
| In writing | GPO Box 1393, Hobart TAS 7001 |
