New pipeline projects to boost water security

The region’s network of water pipelines is being expanded to improve water access and water security

Orange City Council, Central Tablelands Water (CTW) and Cabonne Council have received funding under the NSW Government’s Restart NSW Water Security for Regions programme to build two new pipelines:

• 65 kilometres of pipeline from Orange to Molong Dam, and from Molong to Cumnock and Yeoval
• 57 kilometres of pipeline from Orange to Carcoar via Spring Hill, Millthorpe and Blayney.

Project 1

The Cabonne project includes the following components:

• 16km raw water pipeline
• 49km potable water pipeline.

This project will deliver improved water security to Cabonne residents and reticulated potable water to the villages of Cumnock and Yeoval.

Project 2

The Orange City Council (OCC) and Central Tablelands Water (CTW) project includes the following components:

• a 57 km potable pipeline from Orange to Carcoar via Spring Hill, Millthorpe and Blayney.
• Pump stations for bi-directional water transfers.

This project will deliver an improved secure yield to the customers of Central Tablelands Water catering for future growth.

Central Tablelands Water currently provides water to 11,000 residents in 14 towns and villages through a network of pipelines.

Orange City Council will gain access to emergency water in the case of a catastrophic system failure such as a fire at the water filtration plant and also be able to ensure water quantity and quality to the Airport and Spring Hill/Lucknow.