New pipeline to boost Blayney district's water security

The new pipeline from Orange to Carcoar is part of a long-term strategy to boost water security across the region.

In 2009 Centroc investigated water security across 17 local government areas and identified that 29 towns were at risk and required substantial water security improvements.

The Macquarie River to Orange pipeline, completed in mid-2015, has substantially increased the Orange system’s secure yield of water and coupled with other water security projects, will provide water security for Orange until 2060.

Cooperation between CTW and Orange City Council will enable the sharing of the additional secure water yield provided by the Macquarie River to Orange pipeline, thereby improving water security across these local regions.

The project will remove the need to upgrade Lake Rowlands in the short term therefore off-setting costs of approximately $150 million and providing time to examine alternative solutions for longer term regional water security as future demand increases.