Published Monday, 19 March, 2007 at 02:41 PM
JOINT STATEMENT
Premier and Minister for Trade
The Honourable Peter Beattie
Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Infrastructure
The Honourable Anna Bligh
PIPES ARRIVE FOR SEQ WATER GRID
ARCHERFIELD: Premier Peter Beattie and Deputy Premier Anna Bligh today inspected South Australian-manufactured pipes that will form part of the vital 200km Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme.
The 1m-diameter Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipes, made in Adelaide by Iplex, are being railed to QR’s Archerfield bulk freight depot before being trucked to the pipeline’s KP 70 stockpile area, near Caboonbah.
For the Western Corridor Project alone, more than 6.5km of GRP pipe has already been delivered to the stockpile since the operation began a month ago, and more than 1000 tonnes of sand has been placed for pipe-laying compaction.
“As the project intensifies there will be 30 to 40 truck movements a week delivering these pipes to stockpile areas,” Mr Beattie said.
GRP pipe will form approximately 50km of the overall 81km Bundamba-to-Caboonbah section of the three-stage project.
It will pump 70ML/day of recycled water to Tarong North Power station, freeing up valuable drinking supplies. The pipe will form part of the largest recycled water project in Australia, and one of the largest in the world.
The glass reinforced pipe is needed in higher pressure areas of the pumping operation.
Mr Beattie said all pipeline projects remain on target to meet published forecasts.
“These pipes are the arteries though which the lifeblood will flow,” he said.
“Today is another demonstration of us getting on with the job.”
Meanwhile more than one-third of the Bundamba-Swanbank pipe-laying is complete (2.5km), with the 7km pipeline on track to finish in August. This will have Swanbank Power Station using recycled water and off the Wivenhoe Dam system, a saving of 20ML a day.
“The same will apply for Tarong North from July 2008 – a further saving of 70ML a day,” Mr Beattie said.
The Southern Regional Water Pipeline forecasts that by the end of this month, 18% of its total pipes will be laid. By the end of June, that will rise to about 40% of the 85km project.
Ms Bligh said the Government’s 21-century solutions will secure SEQ’s water supply for generations to come.
The State Government has already ordered more than 240km of pipe, 136km from Queensland manufacturer Tyco.
Remaining pipe has been ordered through Adelaide-based Iplex (44km) and NSW-based Orrcon (64km).
“This spread of manufacturers is an insurance policy to secure continuity of supply, ensuring the projects remains on track,” Ms Bligh said.
More information: Premier’s Office 3224 4500
Deputy Premier’s Office 3224 6900
The 1m-diameter Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipes, made in Adelaide by Iplex, are being railed to QR’s Archerfield bulk freight depot before being trucked to the pipeline’s KP 70 stockpile area, near Caboonbah.
For the Western Corridor Project alone, more than 6.5km of GRP pipe has already been delivered to the stockpile since the operation began a month ago, and more than 1000 tonnes of sand has been placed for pipe-laying compaction.
“As the project intensifies there will be 30 to 40 truck movements a week delivering these pipes to stockpile areas,” Mr Beattie said.
GRP pipe will form approximately 50km of the overall 81km Bundamba-to-Caboonbah section of the three-stage project.
It will pump 70ML/day of recycled water to Tarong North Power station, freeing up valuable drinking supplies. The pipe will form part of the largest recycled water project in Australia, and one of the largest in the world.
The glass reinforced pipe is needed in higher pressure areas of the pumping operation.
Mr Beattie said all pipeline projects remain on target to meet published forecasts.
“These pipes are the arteries though which the lifeblood will flow,” he said.
“Today is another demonstration of us getting on with the job.”
Meanwhile more than one-third of the Bundamba-Swanbank pipe-laying is complete (2.5km), with the 7km pipeline on track to finish in August. This will have Swanbank Power Station using recycled water and off the Wivenhoe Dam system, a saving of 20ML a day.
“The same will apply for Tarong North from July 2008 – a further saving of 70ML a day,” Mr Beattie said.
The Southern Regional Water Pipeline forecasts that by the end of this month, 18% of its total pipes will be laid. By the end of June, that will rise to about 40% of the 85km project.
Ms Bligh said the Government’s 21-century solutions will secure SEQ’s water supply for generations to come.
The State Government has already ordered more than 240km of pipe, 136km from Queensland manufacturer Tyco.
Remaining pipe has been ordered through Adelaide-based Iplex (44km) and NSW-based Orrcon (64km).
“This spread of manufacturers is an insurance policy to secure continuity of supply, ensuring the projects remains on track,” Ms Bligh said.
More information: Premier’s Office 3224 4500
Deputy Premier’s Office 3224 6900