Warrumbungle Shire Council has recently upgraded its telemetry network of 45 sites including water treatment plants, pump stations, reservoirs, sewerage treatment plants across the region, to streamline water and sewerage operations across the region.
The upgrade will enable staff to remotely monitor and control the council’s water and sewerage assets via one operating system, giving them real-time insight into any issues that may arise.
Each of the council’s sites provides vital services to the region’s more than 9200 residents, but with a footprint of 12,380km² the council needs to rely on technology to maintain and operate the infrastructure effectively.
The upgraded system will improve operations by giving staff a real time snapshot of the water and sewerage facilities so they can identify issues as they happen.
The new telemetry will also give the council the ability to control vital equipment remotely, so they can manage everything at the touch of a button from one place.
This upgrade will ensure that Warrumbungle Shire Council has greater oversight of its assets enabling them to maintain the delivery of safe and secure water to Baradine, Binnaway, Coolah, Coonabarabran, Dunedoo, Mendooran and surrounds for years to come.
The new technology includes an alert system, which will ensure that staff can respond immediately when water quality and supply problems occur.
This project was funded thanks to $750,000 from the New South Wales Government’s Safe and Secure Water Program and $250,000 from the Warrumbungle Shire Council.
The $1 billion Safe and Secure Water Program has delivered 36 completed projects across regional New South Wales with funding for more than 200 other projects currently in various stages of delivery.
