Eumungerie and Mogriguy will no longer have to rely solely on rainwater tanks and private bores for their water, following an extension of the Dubbo Water Supply Scheme.
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Under round three of the Local Infrastructure Renewal Scheme (LIRS), Dubbo City Council has been provided with a 3 per cent interest subsidy on a $3.8 million loan for up to 10 years with a total value of $631,236.
The $120 million LIRS provides subsidies to assist councils to help meet the cost of financing infrastructure backlogs and council will use the subsidy to assist in funding the construction of the Eumungerie Water Supply Scheme.
“Council has been successful under each round of the LIRS, receiving subsidies to upgrade stormwater drainage in North Dubbo under round one, the upgrade of the Dubbo Sewerage Treatment Plant under round two and now construction of the Eumungerie Water Supply under round three,” Dubbo mayor Mathew Dickerson said.
“Coupled with the third round of interest offset funding, the total funding provided to council under the scheme is some $2.86 million in interest savings.”
The Eumungerie scheme is part of an ongoing project.
“Council adopted a forward planning proposal to supply reticulated drinking water to Dubbo’s villages in 1995 and subsequently supplied drinking water to Wongarbon in 2000, Brocklehurst in 2001 and Ballimore in 2010 with only Eumungerie remaining to be serviced,” Cr Dickerson said.
“At present, 120 residents in Eumungerie and Mogriguy are reliant on rainwater tanks with some residents having access to private bores on their properties, however during dry times residents have to purchase bulk water.”
“Council will provide access to the city’s water supply for residents of Eumungerie and Mogriguy by extending the Dubbo Water Supply Scheme north from Brocklehurst to service the villages.
“Revised design works, along with an environmental assessment, are to be completed next month with tenders for construction to be called early in 2015.”
Member for Dubbo Troy Grant said the LIRS is a key part of the government’s commitment to address the crippling $7.4 billion infrastructure backlog faced by local governments
“The community knows that building infrastructure makes a significant difference to both our economy and people’s lives,” he said.
There were 69 applications during round three of the LIRS.
