Water and wastewater strategic township plan Warragul, Victoria

Abstract

In the past, water authorities have been undertaking capital works expenditure on a forward planning window of 18 months. Now under a more regulated State Government regime, water authorities have to prepare more detailed plans showing future capital expenditure over a five year period. These plans are then used to set price tariffs for the business to cover those costs over that period. With this in mind, the main objective of this dissertation was to prepare water and wastewater strategic plans for Warragul, Victoria. These plans would then be adopted by the organisation. Any recommendations from these strategic plans are then forwarded onto Gippsland Water’s asset improvement department to undergo more detailed planning and costing. These plans and costs are then submitted to the regulatory for approval in Gippsland Water’s submission of the water plan. Water Plan No.2 is due for submission by March 2007.