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Business View Australia - June 2015 23
In February, 2004, the Governor of
New South Wales proclaimed the gen-
eral purpose Councils of Copmanhurst,
Grafton, Maclean and Pristine Waters
and activities of North Coast Water
and Clarence River County Council
co-joined to form the Clarence Valley
Council. One of the most important
activities of the council is the man-
agement of water supply and related
areas of sewage, strategic stormwa-
ter management and flood studies.
The Council has recently completed
a $180 million regional water supply
project that will serve the present
and future needs of the area. The
project entailed the provision of ex-
tensive water supply infrastructure
with the purpose of improving the
management of water resources.
Background of
the projects
Greg Mashiah, Manager, Water Cy-
cle, of the Clarence Valley Council
explained that of the four General
Purpose and two County Councils that
were amalgamated in 2004, three
were either in the planning or approval
phase of major sewage augmenta-
tions with concept designs being un-
dertaken by different consultancies.
“These projects were continued even
after amalgamation. The first scheme
ouncil
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