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Wy Yung 88ML water reservoir to get basin liner and cover replaced to improve water quality in East Gippsland

To ensure high-quality drinking water for East Gippsland Water customers, the Wy Yung water storage basin is undergoing a $6 million project to replace its liner and cover, addressing integrity issues.

By news@gippsland - 8th March 2024 - Back to News

As part of maintaining the supply of high-quality drinking water to East Gippsland Water customers, works are being undertaken to replace the 88ML basin liner and cover at the Wy Yung water storage facility. This $6 million project involves the replacement and/or repair of any drainage pumps, floats, access hatches, underdrainage system, stabilisation of the clay liner and the installation of a new geomembrane liner and floating cover.

To uphold high-quality drinking water supply, efforts are underway to replace the 88ML basin liner and cover at the Wy Yung water storage facility for East Gippsland Water customers

Wy Yung basin maintenance

East Gippsland Water Executive Manager Sustainability and Infrastructure, Neville Pearce, said: "The 88ML Wy Yung basin is an important piece of infrastructure that supplies our customers in Bairnsdale and the surrounding areas with high-quality drinking water. We detected an issue with the polypropylene liner that has compromised its integrity, resulting in a leak into the underdrainage pipe. The pipe has been isolated to reduce internal erosion."

"Over the past few months, we have been undertaking preparatory works to prepare the basin for the liner replacement works. This has involved testing the 36ML concrete water storage tank that is being used as the main water supply system while the works occur and drawing down the water in the basin to our customers and diverting water into our Sarsfield storage tanks," he said.

Water drainage update

Mr Pearce added, "Around 12ML of water that was unable to be pumped has been drained via the eastern scour point along Eastwood Road into Clifton Creek. This is potable water with no traces of chlorine. We are delighted with the progress and works are due to commence mid-March 2024," he said.

The contract has been awarded to Fabtech, a company specialising in the design and installation of geomembrane liners and covers. The works will take around six months to complete, weather dependent.

Pictures from East Gippsland Water website.

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