Pimpama continues purple pipe approach ...

27 August 2008

The council's water management committee chairwoman, Cr Daphne McDonald, yesterday said the new treatment plant would first be tested for its capacity to receive and treat the region's wastewater to 'Class B' standard, which would initially be sent on to the Coombabah wastewater treatment plant and out to sea.

Cr McDonald said when the city's first Class A+ recycled water treatment plant was completed at the Pimpama site later this year the Class B water would be treated to the Class A+ standard -- the level required to distribute the water to homes to flush toilets and for use outdoors.

She said the recycled water was expected to be introduced to the region's distribution network by early 2009.

"Once the additional treatment processes have successfully completed three months of quality testing, as per the State Government's new recycled water regulations, the product will be distributed to specially plumbed households for toilet flushing and external use," said Cr McDonald.

"This means residents in the area will live in one of the world's most water-wise communities.

See - Goldcoast.com.au - Pimpama wastewater flowing.