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Gippsland Water to install 20 automated flushing devices across its service area for improved water quality maintenance

Gippsland Water will install 20 automated flushing devices over two years to improve water quality, reduce interruptions, and enhance maintenance flexibility across its service area, starting with Toongabbie and Cowwarr.

By news@gippsland - 28th March 2025 - Back to News

Gippsland Water will add 20 automated flushing devices to pipelines across its service area over the next two years. The series of installations kicked off in Toongabbie and Cowwarr last month, with Morwell and Rosedale next in line.

An automated flushing device recently installed by Gippsland Water

Enhancing water quality

The technology was previously recognised in the Intelligent Water Networks Hydrovation Challenge and the Water Industry Operation's Association of Australia's PASS Awards, which celebrated the organisation's work to make the devices programmable from a remote location. Automated flushing devices work by pushing a short burst of treated water through pipes to maintain water quality and disinfection levels.

Managing director Sarah Cumming said the 20 devices will join 15 already in service and help the organisation avoid service interruptions. "Automated flushing devices offer much more flexibility than manual flushing, which is a common type of maintenance we do across the network. Manual flushing is labour intensive and can cause pressure changes and other interruptions for customers, which we want to avoid wherever possible."

"We can program these devices to release water when needed, whether that be overnight, on holidays or on weekends, and can do so without interrupting our customer's water supply. As a progressive essential service provider, we're always keen to try new technologies that improve our processes supplying high-quality drinking water," Ms Cumming said. Morwell and Rosedale are scheduled to receive installations in March. To find out more about how Gippsland Water manages water quality, visit Gippsland Water website.

Pictures from Gippsland Water website.

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