Ravenswood Pump Station and Connecting Pipeline
| Project information | |
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 | Q&A - Community Meeting - February 2008 |
| | Fact Sheet - November 2007 |
 | Southern Seawater Desalination Project |
This State’s next major water source, the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant, is currently under construction just north of Binningup, in the Shire of Harvey.
To ensure effective and efficient distribution of water from this new source, a new pumping station is currently being built at Ravenswood. The pump station will have the capacity to pump 125 to 265million litres of water daily from the Stirling Trunk Main to the Tamworth Reservoir, and 30 to 130 million litres of water each day to Serpentine or North Dandalup Dam via a new, connecting pipeline.
To date, the Water Corporation’s Construction Branch have finalised the initial earthworks and construction of the pumping station foundation.The third and final phase of construction is scheduled to begin in October / November this year following the appointment of the main contractor, and is expected to be finalised by the end of 2010.
Works in the final phase include construction of the remainder of the pump station and the electrical building along with access tracks and fencing. Revegetation work will begin in Spring along the western boundary with ground preparation, planting of some trees and seed collection from local species to allow the planting of visual screens with native vegetation. Revegetation works on the southern and eastern boundaries will commence in Autumn 2010.
For further information, follow the links on the right or email: ravenswood@watercorporation.com.au