A new drinking water supply for Marla

Planning is underway to install a new 87 kilolitre per day groundwater reverse osmosis desalination plant.

The plant will be located at Plover Street, Marla, which is close to the existing groundwater bores and water distribution network infrastructure.

Our environment and heritage teams are currently completing assessments to inform detailed design that avoids artifacts and areas of significance within the high-level pipe alignments and treatment plant site. Offsite at our metropolitan depots, the treatment facilities are being assembled in their shipping container housing, which will protect them from the elements once installed on location.

Works have commenced and are expected to continue for around 10 months, when focus will move to commissioning the new water treatment facilities and connecting the new supply to homes.