Whittlesea pipe upgrade a mains event

The city of Whittlesea has shared in a $62 million program to update sewer and water mains, according to Yarra Valley Water’s managing director Tony Kelly.

He said 165 kilometres of mains were replaced across the water authority’s service area in the last financial year.

“Regular water and sewerage main replacements and maintenance help the water system to cope with Melbourne’s steady population growth,” he said. 

“As new mains are installed, bigger pipes are sometimes used to ensure that the pipes can deliver larger amounts of water for rapidly growing suburbs across our service area.”