As the Project Manager of the biggest water infrastructure investment in Manilla since the commissioning of Manilla's existing water plant in 1933, i am pleased to update you about the progress of the Manilla Water Supply Upgrade.

Leed Engineering and Construction Pty Ltd - which successfully tendered for the project - will get work underway in February.

You can expect to see some activity on the Council-owned property between Kanangra and Reservoir roads (the location of the new water treatment plant) as the team from Leed sets up the site office and brings in the equipment needed.

In addition to the new plant, the project includes a new pump station and intake on the Manilla River and an upgrade to the intake pump station on the Namoi River.

New pipelines will also be constructed, however, a 2.4 kilometre section from the Manilla River to the Namoi Weir was fast tracked and completed by Council in December 2019 to provide additional water supply from Split Rock Dam during the drought.

The demolition of some building/structures and commencement of earthworks on the Council property near Reservoir Road will be the first works undertaken.

Next will be the construction of the Manilla River Pump Station located in Lloyd Street, the completion of the remaining pipelines and then the new water treatment plant. The finals phase of the work will be the construction of the Namoi River Pump Station. The project is scheduled to take 18 months to complete.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be more than $17 million. The work will be funded by the NSW Government and Council. The NSW Government is contributing $3.768 million through Restart NSW's Safe and Secure Water Program with Tamworth Regional Council funding the balance of the cost of the overall project.

For any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me on 6767 5555.

Ian Cross
Project Manager
Manilla Water Supply Upgrade
Tamworth Regional Council