New water storage tanks at the top of Totara View Road have provided added resilience to the water supply in that part of Wakefield.
The Wakefield Watermain Renewals Project was completed in four stages. Over the past few months, a new pipeline has been laid connecting the new tanks with the main supply in Wakefield Village. Four additional tanks have been added to the four existing supply tanks.
The job included installing more than one and a half kilometres of new pipes, including a challenging section up a steep bank and through a cemetery. Additionally, 51 house connections and nine connections to side streets were completed during the project.
But sometimes we get queries from residents who aren’t sure whether they’re on the Eighty-Eight Valley scheme or the Wakefield Urban scheme.
The easiest way to know is if you are on a restrictor or trickle feed and don’t get a six-monthly water bill, then you’re connected to the Eighty-Eight Valley system.
If you don’t have a restrictor or trickle feed and do get a six-monthly water bill, you’re part of the Wakefield Urban scheme.