Contestable projects
Efficiency projects
Baptist Community Services NSW and ACT - Orana Centre Water Upgrade
Catholic Schools Office Diocese of Broken Bay - Smart Metering
Central Coast Laundry - Ozone Laundering in Commercial Laundries
D Stitt & D Kirkup - North Gosford Laundrette: Maximising Central Coast Water Efficiency
Delta Laboratories - Re-circulated Chilled Water System for Process Cooling
Edsvend Pty Ltd - OTEK ozone laundry system installation
Ethnic Communities Council of NSW Inc. - Saving Water in Asian Restaurants
Ethnic Communities Council of NSW Inc. - Saving Water in Central Coast Asian Restaurants
Gosford City Council - Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump Replacement Project
Gosford City Council - Monitoring and Auditing the 25 Highest Water Users in the Gosford Local Government Area
Gosford City Council - Residential Properties - Pressure Control
Gosford RSL Club Ltd - GRSL Water Management Stage 1
Hunter Councils Inc - Central Coast Schools Integrated Water Program
Laundry Asset Management Pty Ltd - A Hospitality Laundry with the Lowest Ecological Footprint
Lend Lease Primelife - Henry Kendall Water Saving Initiatives and Education Program
National Project Consultants Pty Ltd - Glasswasher Efficiency Exchange Program (GEEP)
Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service - Wyong Hospital Water Saving Project
Royal Freemasons Benevolent Institution - Reducing water consumption in Aged Care laundries
Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre - Take it Easy with Water
St John Baptist Catholic Primary School Woy Woy - Saving water at school
Sulo MGB Australia Pty Ltd - Process Water Saving Project for Factory Cooling Towers
Toukley Golf Club Ltd - Irrigation Upgrade to Reduce Waste of Drinking Water at Toukley Golf Course
University of Technology - Pilot evaluation of water savings in Central Coast households
Vietnam Veterans Keith Payne V.C Hostel Limited - Reducing water consumption in Aged Care laundries
Woy Woy Community Aged Care Limited - Reducing water consumption in Aged Care laundries
X-Ray Theatre - The Blue Person Project: A School and Family Water Education Program
Groundwater projects
Lutanda Children's Services - Water Wise at Camp Toukley
The Hammond Care Group - Woy Woy Nursing Home Water Saving Project
Harvesting projects
Australian Reptile Park Pty Ltd - Australian Reptile Park's Rain-Saving Water Scheme
Baptist Community Services NSW and ACT - Water and Energy Savings - Orana Centre for Care
Bateau Bay Public School - Rainwater Harvesting Project
Boral Montoro Pty Ltd - Old quarry dam water transfer
Brisbane Water Secondary College, Umina Campus - Our water wise school community
Brisbane Water Secondary College, Woy Woy Senior Campus - Greening Our Community Oval and Reducing Impact on Town Water Supply
Central Coast Hockey Inc - Stormwater harvesting for hockey fields
Department of Juvenile Justice - Water Conservation Baxter Style
Doyalson-Wyee RSL Club - Playing fields stormwater harvesting project
Glengara Village - Rainwater Harvesting Project
Gwandalan Bowling Club Limited - Stormwater harvesting recycle system
Halekulani Bowling Club - Water Savings Scheme
Lend Lease Property Management Australia Pty Ltd - Erina Fair Water Plan - Phase 1, Towards Zero Water
Lowes TC Pty Ltd - Rainwater Harvesting for Elite Plug Production
Mingara Recreation Club Ltd - Mingara Leisure Centre Rainwater Harvesting
Ngaimpe Aboriginal Corporation - Conservation of excess rainwater by water storage
Ourimbah Lisarow RSL Club - Water Savings and Harvesting Plan
Robann's Pty Ltd - Rain Harvesting and Irrigation including Methods of Moisture Reduction
The Entrance Cricket Club - Eastern Road Oval stormwater harvesting project
Toukley District Bowling Club - Saving Precious Water
Toukley Golf Club - Stormwater Harvesting
Woolworths Limited - Rainwater Harvesting for Woolworths Wyong Regional Distribution Centre
Woongarah Public School - Rainwater Harvesting Project
Woy Woy Public School - Woy Woy Public School Rainwater Harvesting Project
Wyong Rugby League Club Group - Sustainable harvesting from Kanwal Wetland to irrigate sports fields
Wyong Wildcats Baseball Club Incorporated - Watanobbi Oval stormwater harvesting project
Recycling projects
Aqua Jet Car Wash Pty Ltd - Recycling to Save and Survive
Australian Health & Nutrition Association Limited - Sanitarium Integrated Water Strategy
Effem Foods Pty Ltd - Process Water Recycling and Stormwater Harvesting Project
Gwandalan Public School - School recycled water reuse project
Ingham Enterprises Pty Limited - Waste Water Recycling for Cooling Tower Make-up
Kincumber Golf and Sports Club Limited - Kincumber Golf Club Connection to Gosford City Council Recycled Water Main
Kincumber Public School - Kincumber is Sustainably Saving (KISS)
Mingara Recreation Club Ltd - Swimming pools backwash recycling project
Sanctuary Point Developments Pty Ltd - Ozone laundering for aged care facility
Uniting Care Ageing-Hunter, Central Coast and New England - Recycled water to salvage gardens in aged care facilities
Youth Connections - Green Central - Water Catchment, Treatment, Recycling and Education
Efficiency
Baptist Community Services NSW and ACT is a not-for-profit organisation providing residential and community aged care services. Baptist Community Services will install water efficient shower heads, a rainwater tank and drip irrigation system to reduce water use at the Centre by 4.5 per cent. The project is estimated to save 795,000 litres of water a year.
The Catholic Schools Office Diocese of Broken Bat will reduce water consumption by an estimated 10 per cent by installing smart metering and acting on the findings. Thirteen schools will install smart meters to monitor water use and identify leaks. Staff and students will learn about real time data, the importance of reporting and monitoring water use as part of their school curriculum. The project is estimated to save 2.3 million litres of water a year.
Central Coast Laundry
Ozone Laundering in Commercial Laundries
Funding: $23,820
The Central Coast Laundry is washing with ozone-injected water and benefiting from a technology which is saving 3.7 million litres of water a year. Ozone laundering has been successfully used in Europe and America for many years and saves water, energy and chemicals. The technology also reduces washing times, allowing for increased productivity, and will pave the way for wastewater recycling in the future. Central Coast Laundry owners Martin and Angela Channell have found that the move to ozone technology at the West Gosford facility has reduced water use by at least 40%.
D Stitt & D Kirkup
North Gosford Laundrette: Maximising Central Coast Water Efficiency
Funding: $19,810
North Gosford Laundrette has replaced seven commercial washing machines with new water efficient models. Savings achieved with a trial machine show an average saving of 75 litres per wash cycle, which will slash the laundry's total water use by around 35 per cent. Energy savings are also achieved through increased spin cycle speeds and reduced hot water use. This project is saving an expected 954,000 litres of water a year.
Delta Laboratories
Re-circulated Chilled Water System for Process Cooling
Funding: $60,000
Delta Laboratories manufacturing facility in Somersby is saving 4.9 million litres of water a year by cooling down its cooling water. Water used for cooling processes in the manufacture of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products often absorbs so much heat that it is too hot to use again. A new chiller to cool the water back down has been installed so it can be used again and again. The project provides an alternative water supply for the cooling processes over the long-term and permanently reduces wastewater flows to the sewer.
Edsvend Pty Ltd
OTEK ozone laundry system installation
Funding: $28,500
The Toowoon Bay Laundry is benefiting from ozone-injected water which is saving 6.6 million litres of water a year.
Ozone laundering has been successfully used in Europe and America for many years. The technology saves water and energy because it reduces washing times, increases productivity and uses cold water. It also reduces the amount of chemicals used in the process. The move to ozone technology at the West Gosford facility is cutting water use by at least 30%.
Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants on the Central Coast are saving millions of litres of water a year by replacing one of the biggest water-guzzling appliances in their kitchens - the wok stove. Traditional wok stoves account for almost half the daily water use in Asian-style restaurants because the water jets which clean and cool the woks are often running all day. This project enabled the Ethnic Communities Council to develop a multi-lingual education program to promote the economic and environmental benefits of water efficiency in commercial kitchens. Restaurateurs have been encouraged to switch to new 'waterless' wok stoves with the offer of a $2000 subsidy. The project is saving 32 million litres of water a year.
The Ethnic Communities Council of NSW (EEC) will work with Asian restaurants on the Central Coast to save water by installing waterless woks. ECC will also install new innovative steamers and water efficient pre-rinse spray valves in the restaurants. This project is estimated to save 9.2 million litres of water a year.
Gosford City Council
Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump Replacement Project
Funding $385,000
Gosford City Council is estimated to save 22 million litres of water a year by replacing liquid ring vacuum pumps at their pumping stations. These sites are an integral part of the Council's sewerage network, moving sewage from homes and businesses to treatment plants. By installing dry running pumps, the Council will virtually eliminate water use at the pumping stations.
Gosford City Council
Monitoring and Auditing the 25 Highest Water Users in the Gosford Local Government Area
Funding: $220,000
Gosford City Council will install online monitoring equipment at 25 of the largest water using sites in the Gosford Local Government Area. This will provide detailed information on water consumption and help identify water efficiency opportunities as well as actual water savings. The project is estimated to save 29 million litres of water a year. The Council will also conduct a water efficiency audit at 10 of these sites to identify cost-effective water saving projects. The audit will identify a further 24 million litres of water savings, to save an estimated 53.7 million litres of water per year in total.
Gosford City Council
Residential Properties - Pressure Control
Funding: $200,000
Gosford City Council will be conducting a water network audit to determine the best method of reducing mains water pressure in high pressure zones. This will reduce the number of main breaks, leakage rates and water use within homes in the area and extend the life of water using appliances. Implementation of pressure control is expected to save 26.5 million litres of water a year.
Gosford RSL Club Ltd
GRSL Water Management Stage 1
Funding: $35,500
Gosford RSL provides facilities for 17,000 members, including a 210 seat bistro and a 120 seat cafe. The Club will install ozone technology in their 50 room motel laundry to reduce water and energy use, by using cold water only. Ozone technology has the added benefits of reducing chemical input and gas consumption in the dryers. Rainwater will also be harvested for cleaning and electronic sensor taps will be installed in bathrooms to further reduce drinkable water use. The project is expected to save 2.3 million litres of water a year.
Hunter Councils Inc.
Central Coast Schools Integrated Water Program
Funding: $113,070
High water-using primary and high schools on the Central Coast have received smart-meters and help to install tanks, taps and dual flush toilets to cut water use by more than 30%. The project has involved teachers and students working to achieve savings. Smart meters record real-time water use and display it on-line to allow students to analyse and monitor usage, identify leaks and other wastage and track savings achievements. The project is helping schools implement the water component of their school environmental management plans and implement savings measures. It includes a curriculum component to increase water knowledge and awareness. The project is saving 15 million litres of water a year.
Laundry Asset Management Pty Ltd
A Hospitality Laundry with the Lowest Ecological Footprint
Funding: $107,857
Laundry Asset Management will refit a major central coast laundry which serves the hospitality industry with ozone technology and new efficient washers to significantly reduce its water, energy and chemical use. Ozone technology will save energy by only using cold water and has the added benefits of reducing chemical input and gas consumption in the dryers. This project is expected to save 5.8 million litres of water a year.
Lend Lease Primelife
Henry Kendall Water Saving Initiatives and Education Program
Funding $52,202
The Henry Kendall Retirement Village will save water by installing water efficient showerheads and a rainwater tank to harvest water to re-fill the hydrotherapy pool and water the garden. A water education program for staff and residents will also be implemented to assist staff and residents understand the importance of saving water. This project will slash water use by 10 per cent and is estimated to save 4.7 million litres of water a year.
The Glasswasher Efficiency Exchange Program will subsidise the replacement of 50 glasswashers with Smart Approved WaterMark efficient models. The WaterMark models are estimated to reduce water consumption by 70 per cent, cumulatively saving 4 million litres of water each year.
Wyong Hospital is a 320 bed facility providing acute care and specialty services. The hospital will replace 36 old single flush toilets with efficient dual flush cisterns. This project will improve the water efficiency of the old toilets and slash the hospital's water usage by more than 12 per cent. It is anticipated that this project will save 3.8 million litres of water a year.
The Lake Haven Masonic Retirement Village in Lake Haven has installed laundry monitoring and ozone generation system in its laundry. The project is saving 500,000 litres of water a year and delivering energy and gas savings to the Village. Ozone laundering has been successfully used in Europe and America for many years and saves water, energy and chemicals. The technology also reduces washing times, allowing for increased productivity.
School students on the Central Coast have been given a passport to save water in this innovative education initiative developed by the Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre. Central Coast students are encouraged to record their home water use in their passports and earn credits for savings. Their efforts are supported in the classroom, with a week-long focus on water issues and conservation. The project includes funding for relief teachers to allow full-time staff to attend water education training. It links in with other school savings activities, such as water management plans. The project is saving 20 million litres of water a year.
This project is saving 1.6 million litres of drinking water a year by improving water efficiency at St John Baptist Catholic Primary School in Woy Woy. Single flush toilet cisterns have been replaced with dual flush models and waterless urinals. Dripping taps and bubblers replaced with spring action devices. Runoff from roofs is captured in rainwater tanks and used to flush the toilets.
Sulo MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Process Water Saving Project for Factory Cooling Towers
Funding: $164,800
Sulo's Somersby manufacturing plant is saving over seven million litres of potable water a year by replacing existing condensing type cooling towers with adiabatic cooling technology. Adiabatic cooling technology is widely used in Europe and America and it achieves significant water savings by using an enclosed cooling process. The project also installed new rainwater tanks to harvest water for use in the new cooling system.
Toukley Golf Club Ltd
Irrigation Upgrade to Reduce Waste of Drinking Water at Toukley Golf Course
Funding: $37,185
Toukley Golf Club will install adjustable-arc sprinklers and connect to recycled water. The sprinklers will reduce water wastage and slash the use of drinkable water by up to 95 per cent. The project is estimated to save an average of 5.2 million litres of water a year.
University of Technology, Sydney
Pilot evaluation of water savings in Central Coast households
Funding: $34,520
This research project has increased understanding of household water use in water-stressed regions by monitoring and comparing water use with participant's attitudes and values, and measuring water savings after the installation of dual flush toilets and shower monitors. This is a joint initiative of the Corporate Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment, Gosford City Council and the University of Technology Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures. The project provides important behavioural information on water use in the community and is saving an estimated 1.5 million litres of drinking water a year.
The Vietnam Veterans Keith Payne V.C Hostel in Noraville is saving 836,000 litres of water a year with the installation of a laundry monitoring system and ozone generation system. The project cut water use in its laundries and also delivers significant energy and greenhouse gas savings.
The Woy Woy Community Aged Care facility has reduced its water use in its laundry facilities by installing a laundry monitoring system and ozone generation system. The project is saving 2.8 million litres of water a year and also delivering significant energy and greenhouse gas savings.
X-Ray Theatre
The Blue Person Project: A School and Family Water Education Program
Funding: $42,600
X-Ray Theatre is a not-for-profit environmental education group, delivering water, waste and energy saving programs. They will deliver an arts based educational program to 5,000 Central Coast school students. The organisation will also provide 1,500 Central Coast households with a tailored water savings action plan to help reduce household water use. This project is estimated to reduce water use by 7 per cent and is estimated to save 17.3 million litres a year.
Visitors to the Central Coast's Camp Toukley are now able to enjoy a water wise stay in lush surroundings. The project installed a bore and new irrigation systems to use an alternative to drinking water on the playing fields and activity areas. The camp's 38 showers have been retrofitted with water efficient showerheads. The project is saving 2.7 million litres of water a year and has improved the amenity for the thousands of school children, community and church groups who visit Camp Toukley every year.
The Hammond Care Group
Woy Woy Nursing Home Water Saving Project
Funding: $33,780
The residents of the Woy Woy Nursing Home are now enjoying healthy gardens with this project which tapped into bore water to provide an alternative water source for irrigation and laundry washing. Level 4 water restrictions had taken their toll on the nursing home garden, despite it recently winning the "Best Nursing Home Display Maintained by Residents" Award from Gosford City Council. This project installed a bore water system, spear pump, treatment tank and storage tanks to provide a water source to keep the gardens growing. The project also provided water for the laundry, a major water-intensive activity in nursing homes. The project is saving 2.8 million litres of drinking water a year.
Harvesting
Australian Reptile Park Pty Ltd
Australian Reptile Park's Rain-Saving Water Scheme
Funding: $79,022
The Australian Reptile Park will harvest rainwater from the main roof for use in the crocodile pool and other internal display tanks. The Park will also extend water pipes from the spring-fed alligator lagoon to the irrigation system in other enclosures and install a bio filter on the platypus tank to reduce the frequency of water replacement. Water efficient taps and dual flush toilets will also be installed in all washrooms. This project is estimated to save 3.4 million litres of water a year. A communication and education plan will also be developed in order to maximise community engagement with the project.
Baptist Community Services' Orana Centre will install an ozone generation system, rainwater harvesting and an irrigation system to reduce their water, energy and chemical use. Ozone technology will save energy by only using cold water for clothes washing and has the added benefits of reducing chemical input and gas consumption in the dryers. The rainwater collection and irrigation system will reinvigorate the gardens in the Dementia Unit. The project is expected to save 1.1 million litres of water per year.
Bateau Bay Public School
Bateau Bay Public School Rainwater Harvesting Project
Funding: $60,000
The Bateau Bay Public School oval is now being irrigated with rainwater captured in new storage tanks. A series of tanks have been installed with a total storage capacity of 260,000 litres of rainwater, collected from the roof areas. The project is saving an estimated 1.5 million litres of drinking water a year.
Boral Montoro Pty Ltd
Old quarry dam water transfer
Funding: $19,058
Boral Montoro is saving more than two million litres of drinking water a year in its operations by capturing and reusing stormwater to clean glazing equipment. The roof tile manufacturing company has installed a windmill, pump, surge tank and delivery pipeline at the Bushell's Ridge site to deliver water from an existing old quarry dam to the factory.
Brisbane Water Secondary College students are learning first-hand about smart water use under the 'Water Wise School Community' project. The school is harvesting rainwater from the college roof to use it to irrigate the sporting fields, community garden and agricultural farm, and flush toilets and urinals. The school has improved its water efficiency by installing spring-loaded taps and waterless urinals. The project is saving 4.5 million litres of drinking water a year.
Brisbane Water Secondary College, Woy Woy Senior Campus will build on its existing rainwater harvesting system to capture additional water for irrigating the school oval. The school currently irrigates with groundwater, but by using rainwater, will be saving town water supplied from the same aquifer treated by Gosford Councils' groundwater treatment facility. The project is expected to save 720,000 litres of water a year.
Central Coast Hockey Inc
Stormwater harvesting for hockey fields
Funding: $70,000
Central Coast Hockey are harvesting and treating stormwater to irrigate two hockey pitches in North Wyong. The stormwater harvesting project is providing a permanent, alternative water supply for a new synthetic hockey pitch and the existing pitch at Pollock Ave, North Wyong. The project collected rainwater from the roofs of the hockey field facilities and stored it in a new underground 160,000 litre tank. The water flows into a 3-stage filtration system and undergoes ultraviolet treatment before being used on the grounds. The project is saving 2.8 million litres of drinking water a year.
The Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre will be harvesting rainwater for washing and cleaning and for use in its laundry, pool, toilets, gardens, lawns and ovals. Two 2,500 litre tanks will be installed to collect water from the kitchen roof for irrigating the memorial gardens. Two 129,000 litre tanks will be installed to supply the laundry, water gardens and top up the pool. The project is expected to save 1.6 million litres of water a year.
Doyalson-Wyee RSL Club
Playing fields stormwater harvesting project
Funding: $46,000
Doyalson-Wyee RSL Club has extended an existing water reuse system to irrigate its sports oval. This project installed an extra 100,000 litre underground tank to capture and store stormwater to use on the oval. The project is saving an estimated six million litres of drinking water a year.
Glengara Village
Glengara Village Rainwater Harvesting Project
Funding: $24,000
Residents of the Glengara Retirement Village in Tumbi Umbi are reaping the benefits of rainwater harvesting. Rainwater tanks have been installed to capture water to re-open the Village spa and provide an alternative supply to ensure the ongoing operation of the pool. The project is saving more than 223,000 litres of water a year. Harvested water is also used for cleaning and irrigation at the village.
Gwandalan Bowling Club is making the most of its stormwater and drainage to maintain the bowling greens in top condition. A state of the art harvesting and treatment system collects water from existing drainage pits at each green and a new pit in the club's carpark. The water is pumped from the pits and filtered, stored and treated using ultraviolet disinfection. The treated water is automatically returned to the greens when it's needed for irrigation. The project is saving an estimated 2.5 million litres of drinking water a year.
Rainwater has been harvested from the roof of the greenkeeper's shed to provide extra water to keep three bowling greens and gardens at the Halekulani Bowling Club in top condition. A new bore now provides a water source for irrigation. The project will be promoted among club members to encourage them to make extra savings at home. The project is saving 6 million litres of drinking water a year.
The Erina Fair shopping centre is one of the 20 largest in Australia with over 12 million visitors annually. The first stage of Erina Fair's Water Plan will capture rainwater from its extensive roof area of over 100,000 square metres and store it in a 1.6 ML tank. The water will be treated to a high quality standard for a range of non-potable uses throughout the shopping centre such as amenities, cooling towers, car washing and the ice rink. Building on efficiency gains already achieved at Erina Fair, this project will slash a further 15 per cent from the shopping centre's annual water use. The project is expected to save 18 million litres of water a year.
Lowes TC Pty Ltd
Rainwater Harvesting for Elite Plug Production at Lowes TC
Funding: $30,110
Two 239,000 litre tanks have been installed at Lowes TC commercial nursery to capture enough rain from the greenhouse roof area to replace more than 50% of its potable water use. The project is saving the Tumbi Umbi nursery, which specialises in tissue culture propagation, 1.4 million litres of water a year.
Mingara Recreation Club Ltd
Mingara Leisure Centre Rainwater Harvesting
Funding: $82,900
The Mingara Recreation Club is saving drinking water by harvesting rainwater in new underground tanks. This project adds to Mingara's suite of water savings initiatives. Rainwater is harvested from a large roof area and carpark into a 160,000 litre underground storage tank, used to irrigate sports fields.
Ngaimpe Aboriginal Corporation
Conservation of excess rainwater by water storage
Funding: $31,208
Ngaimpe Aboriginal Corporation have built a windmill and dam to provide 564,000 litres of water a year for the Glen Centre Farm at Chittaway Bay. This stormwater harvesting project has installed pipework to deliver the water from the dam to where it is needed and save energy and emissions by using the new windmill to pump the water. The water collected provides water for livestock and horticultural projects as part of an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program.
The Ourimbah Lisarow RSL Club is saving 3.7 million litres of drinking water a year through harvesting rainwater, irrigating more efficiently and installing water-saving fixtures throughout the club. Rainwater harvested from the RSL and bowling club roofs is collected and stored in tanks and used for cleaning and flushing toilets. Stormwater run-off from the bowling greens is captured and stored in new collection pits and used for irrigation. Computer-controlled irrigation has been installed to maximise watering efficiency and water saving fixtures, such as low-flow taps, installed everywhere in the club. Major savings have been made by replacing the wok stoves in the kitchens with new 'waterless' versions.
Robann's Pty Ltd
Rain Harvesting and Irrigation including Methods of Moisture Reduction
Funding: $19,000
Robann's Nursery in Kangy Angy is saving more than three million litres of water a year by harvesting rainwater, improving efficiency, introducing new technologies and eliminating water waste. A 200,000 litre tank has been installed to capture enough rain to meet the watering needs of the nursery, even with current rainfall levels. High tech, low-flow watering nozzles have been installed to maximise watering efficiency. The project has introduced portable shade cloths to provide an efficient and flexible way to protect vulnerable plants in extreme weather conditions. The project is reducing drinking water use by 80 percent and results will be shared across the nursery industry.
The Entrance Cricket Club
Eastern Road Oval stormwater harvesting project
Funding: $67,000
The Entrance Cricket Club are saving 5.7 million litres of drinking water each year through implementing a stormwater harvesting project. Stormwater is captured and stored in an underground tank and used to irrigate the Eastern Road Oval in Bateau Bay. This project is a joint initiative involving The Entrance Cricket Club and Bateau Bay Junior Australian Football Club.
Ten underground tanks were installed at the Toukley District Bowling Club to store harvested rain and stormwater to irrigate the greens and gardens and flush the club's 23 toilets. The project collected rainwater from the club roof and run-off from two of the three bowling greens. The project is saving 2.5 million litres of drinking water a year and provides extra supplies to Wyong Council to water the Harry Moore Cricket oval wickets.
Toukley Golf Club
Stormwater Harvesting
Funding: $69,000
Toukley Golf Club added stormwater harvesting to its water reuse program to provide high quality water for its tees and greens. The club already uses tertiary treated water from the Toukley Sewage Treatment Plant to irrigate the fairways, but needed higher quality water for the more sensitive greens. This project involved the installation of two concrete tanks to store harvested stormwater, and pipes and pumps to deliver it to where it is needed. The project is saving 33.3 million litres of water a year.
Woolworths Limited
Rainwater Harvesting for Woolworths Wyong Regional Distribution Centre
Funding: $150,000
Rainwater tanks have been installed at Woolworths Regional Distribution Centre in Wyong to harvest, store and supply 90% of water needed for its cool room cooling towers and truck washing. The installation of smart metering has lead to further savings by ensuring leaks are detected immediately. The project is saving 20.8 million litres of water a year.
Woongarah Public School
Woongarah Public School Rainwater Harvesting Project
Funding: $15,000
As one of the newest schools in NSW, Woongarah Public School leads by example by providing a permanent alternative water supply to irrigate its oval. The project installed two rainwater tanks to collect rainwater from roofs and provide an alternate water supply for toilets, gardens and oval. The project is saving 1.9 million litres of drinking water a year.
Woy Woy Public School
Woy Woy Public School Rainwater Harvesting Project
Funding: $34,606
Woy Woy Public School will install two rainwater tanks to supply water to the school toilet block and school community garden. The school has already installed dual flush toilets and rainwater harvesting is the next step to save water. The project is expected to save 489,000 litres of water a year.
Wyong Rugby League Club Group
Sustainable harvesting from Kanwal Wetland to irrigate sports fields
Funding: $80,000
Wyong League Club is saving 10 million litres of stormwater a year to keep its sports fields in top condition. The club installed a filtration and ultraviolet disinfection system, pumping station and pipework to deliver water from Kanwal Wetland to the playing fields. The wetland was constructed to capture up to 15 million litres of stormwater a year from a 72-hectare area. The project helps the club use some of the water while keeping enough in the catchment to maintain the environmental health of the area.
This project will provide a permanent alternative water supply for the Wyong Wildcats Baseball Club in Watanobbi. It involves upgrading the stormwater drainage system to harvest stormwater from the road, carpark and community building. The water will be stored in a 150,000 litre underground storage tank and used to irrigate the playing fields. The introduction of improved irrigation practices will maximise the savings and enable the club to eventually disconnect from the mains supply. The project will save almost six million litres of drinking water a year.
Recycling
Customers are now able to wash their cars with recycled water and get a streak-free finish with a filtered-water rinse at the Aqua Jet self-service car wash in Gosford. This project has built on a program of water savings at the Aqua Jet car wash by installing a wastewater recycling system for the automatic car wash water. The project has demonstrated the feasibility of retrofitting an existing car wash to recycle water and is saving 2.9 million litres of drinking water a year.
Building on a long-term program for environmental responsibility, Sanitarium Health Food Company has installed a Reverse Osmosis Water plant at its Berkeley Vale factory to recycle and reuse manufacturing wastewater. This project also involved expanding the stormwater harvesting system to triple the storage capacity of an existing holding dam. From here, water is pumped to the new treatment plant for reuse in areas of plant not requiring drinking water, such as cooling towers. The project is saving 82.1 million litres of water a year.
Effem Foods Pty Ltd
Process Water Recycling and Stormwater Harvesting Project
Funding: $725,000
Every drop of water that falls onto - or comes out of - MasterFood's Berkeley Vale plant is captured and reused as part of this major water management project. The project is saving 109.3 million litres of water a year. As well as stormwater harvesting, the project has introduced microfiltration and reverse osmosis technologies to clean and treat manufacturing wastewater to a standard that enables it to be used again. The stormwater component involved expanding the existing spill management ponds to collect and store stormwater from all site surfaces to augment the treated wastewater supply. Recycled water is piped through the existing plumbing systems to bring it to all areas of the plant. A new plumbing system was built to separately bring drinking water to the areas of the plant that need it, such as the food production lines.
Gwandalan Public School
School recycled water reuse project
Funding: $55,000
The sports fields of Gwandalan Public School are now kept in top condition using recycled water from the Gwandalan Sewage Treatment Plant. A kilometre long pipeline has been installed to pipe recycled water, treated using reverse osmosis, from Tunkanwallin Oval. The project is saving 2 million litres of drinking water a year.
Ingham Enterprises Pty Limited
Waste Water Recycling for Cooling Tower Make-up
Funding $367,383
Ingham Enterprises manufacturing facility at Lisarow, produce chicken products for food outlets. The facility will cut water use by 28 per cent through re-using water to operate the cooling towers. The project is estimated to save 20 million litres a year.
Kincumber Golf and Sports Club Limited
Kincumber Golf Club Connection to Gosford City Council Recycled Water Main
Funding: $33,345
The Kincumber Golf and Sports Club provide sports and recreation facilities to the local area. The Club will slash water use by 80 per cent by connecting their irrigation system to Gosford City Council's recycled water main. The project is estimated to save 8.3 million litres of water a year.
Kincumber Public School
Kincumber is Sustainably Saving (KISS)
Funding: $56,679
Kincumber Public School will use recycled water from Kincumber Sewage Treatment Works to irrigate playing fields and native vegetation at the school. The school will upgrade their irrigation system to be connected to Gosford Council's recycled water pipeline. The project will also form part of student education on water use efficiency and sustainability. The project is expected to save 1.3 million litres of water a year.
Mingara Recreation Club Ltd
Swimming pools backwash recycling project
Funding: $114,300
The Mingara Aquatic Centre will treat and reuse its pool backwash water to save seven million litres of water a year. The water will undergo ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis treatment and chlorine disinfection before being returned to the pool. Pool backwashing is an essential process which traditionally sends around 200,000 litres of water a week to the sewer.
An ozone generation and water recycling system will be installed at the Wyoming Aged Care Facility. The ozone treatment will reduce the water used in the washing machines by 40% and save energy by using only cold water. The process also allows rinse water to be recycled, generating savings of more than 3.7 million litres of drinking water a year.
The Uniting Care Ageing retirement home is now watering its gardens using recycled water from the Bateau Bay Sewage Treatment Plant. The project installed a pipeline to deliver treated water from the plant to the gardens and improved the efficiency of the existing irrigation system. This project is saving around 2.4 million litres of water a year.
Youth Connections
Green Central - Water Catchment, Treatment, Recycling and Education
Funding: $23,000
In developing its new sustainability learning facility 'Green Central', Youth Connections will integrate rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling and groundwater harvesting to save water. The project will reuse grey and black water in toilets onto the garden through advanced treatment technology. Constructed wetlands will act as a natural filtration system to clean harvested runoff and shallow groundwater for irrigation use. It is expected that this project will save 2.4 million litres of water a year.
Page last updated: 18 January 2012
