Work commences on the Bolin Bolin Integrated Water Facility

Manningham Council is breaking new ground in the area of water management with construction commencing on the $2.8 million Bolin Bolin Integrated Water Harvesting Facility.

The project, undertaken in partnership with the City of Boroondara and Carey Baptist Grammar School,incorporates a “Whole of Water Cycle” management approach and will enable the sustainable capture and treatment of storm water for reuse for the irrigation of sports grounds located at Bulleen Park, Carey Sports Complex and the Freeway Golf Course.

The work on the project will be staged as follows between December 2016 and August 2017.

• Construct storage facility and wetland at the Bolin Bolin site (Dec 2016 – Feb 2017)
• Construct pipeline to Bulleen Park (Feb 2017 – March 2017)
• Construct pipe line to Golf Course and Bulleen Park storage tanks (Feb 2017 – March 2017)
• Construct pipeline to Yarra River (April 2017 – June 2017)
• Construct storage - Freeway Golf Course (April 2017 – August 2017)

Access to Carey Sports Complex, Bulleen Park and the Freeway Golf Course will be unaffected for most of the duration of the works.

The project has been supported by a number of partners, including:

• Melbourne Water, as part of its Living Rivers Stormwater Program
• The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
• City of Boroondara
• Carey Baptist Grammar School

The project has also been assisted with funding from the Federal Government.

For additional informationcontactManningham Council’s Senior Project Engineer, Mr John Tinkler on 9846 0536.