Planned water supply interruption - Epsom
- Epsom
Our crews will be completing works on the water main along Midland Highway, Epsom on Thursday 18 July from 9am to 1pm.
These works will result in a planned water main shutdown. Impacted customers have been notified.
Minor traffic management will be in place.
Water main burst - White Hills
- Finn Street, White Hills
Our crews are responding to a burst water main in Finn Street, White Hills.
A small number of customers in the area are experiencing a water supply interruption.
We expect full service to be restored by approximately 6.30pm tonight, Monday 15 July.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Please check this website for updates or call us on 1300 363 200.
Trentham - Sewer leak
- Victoria Street, Trentham
Update 9.30pm
Repairs to the rising main in Victoria Street, Trentham are now complete.
Our crews are onsite repairing a leak from a rising sewer main in Victoria Street, Trentham.
Sewer services not been affected.
Those in the area may notice signage and some traffic management while clean-up work is underway and eduction trucks are used to contain the leak.
A small amount of wastewater has spilled into the nearby creek. Our Environmental Response Officer will be on site to take samples for water quality testing. The issue has been reported to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria.
Any further updates will be provided on this website. Alternatively, you can contact us on 1300 363 200,
Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant - July update
- Castlemaine
Noise update - Work on sourcing acoustic enclosures for the blowers continues, this may take a few months.
Our recently-installed blower unit is operating well and we’ve made some adjustments to reduce noise.
Odour update - The refurbishment of our biofilters has now been completed, assisting with odour management.
Planned maintenance work on our aeration tanks has been postponed. This could be several months away - we will provide an update once dates are known.
Please continue to report noise or odour to us so we can track the impacts in real-time. Please call us on 1300 363 200.
More at connect.coliban.com.au/castlemaine-wrp
Our next update will be on Monday 2 August 2024.
Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant - July update
- Epsom
Howard Street update - Work to upgrade our front gate at the plant is near completion.
On Friday 12 July we will reopen our usual main entrance and close the temporary entrance, opposite Bowles Road. Speed restrictions in place along Howard Street, near Bowles Road, will be removed.
Odour update - Work to reduce odour at our plant is ongoing.
Refurbishment works have started on the first of our two biofilters and will continue for several weeks. Works to raise the biofilters are on hold at present.
Upcoming works - In the next few months, a major refurbishment of our existing solids handling system is planned, improving our plant’s reliability.
You can learn more about how we manage odour at the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant, and how the plant operates, here.
We encourage you to call us on 1300 363 200 to report odour. The more that we receive these reports, the more we can build a picture of the areas of our plant which need the most urgent attention.
Our next update will be on Monday 2 August 2024.