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Business View Australia - March-April 2016 73
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InFebruary, 2004, theGovernor of New
South Wales proclaimed the general
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 management of water
supply and related areas of sewage,
strategic stormwater 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 extensive
water supply infrastructure with the
purpose of improving the management
of water resources.
Background of the projects
Greg Mashiah, Manager, Water Cycle,
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 augmentations with
concept designs being undertaken by
different consultancies.
“These projects were continued
even after amalgamation. The first
scheme was constructed in 2008 and
the second scheme was constructed
in 2011 and the final scheme’s
construction was started last year. So
work at the moment is the culmination