Dalwallinu workers will begin work this month to update the town’s water infrastructure by building a new, bigger water tank to improve the town’s water supply.
About 24 Western Australian workers will be involved in the $8.8 million project, including 11 local subcontractors.
The project will increase the Water Corporation’s capacity to store water and provide a more consistent water pressure to about 350 properties in the town.
Works will include the construction of a new concrete water storage tank, two new booster pump stations and 2.2 kilometres of underground pipework connecting the new tank to the town’s water supply.
The new tank and a booster pump will be constructed on Water Corporation land in Dalwallinu, opposite Strickland Drive, near Mclevie Way.
The new underground pipeline will be laid along Leahy Street, Strickland Drive, Great Northern Highway and Watheroo Road.
The second booster pump station will be constructed at the Water Corporation’s existing Pithara site, about 20 kilometres from Dalwallinu.
The overall project is expected to be completed by the end of November 2018. The Dalwallinu community will be kept up-to-date as the project progresses.