Construction work on the upgrade of our Warrnambool Sewage Treatment Plant will soon be in full swing with today’s announcement of the successful contractor for the project.

Our Managing Director, Andrew Jeffers, joined representatives from specialist contractor CCB Envico on site to outline the $67 million tender.

It will be our largest-ever single infrastructure project and is designed to meet future industrial and residential growth in our region and return huge economic benefits. The upgrade will provide additional capacity at the plant, allowing for an additional $199 million of annual economic value and 1,512 more jobs for the region by 2040.

CCB Envico has been operating for nearly 20 years in the water and sewerage sector. Together with several key sub-contractors, it has successfully delivered previous projects for Wannon Water, including significant work on the upgrade of the Warrnambool Water Treatment Plant.

CCB Envico’s major clients in Victoria include Yarra Valley Water, Western Water, North East Water, Coliban Water and Gippsland Water. Prior to the pandemic, it completed a joint-venture sewage treatment plant in Drouin of similar scale and scope to the Warrnambool project.

Stage one work at Warrnambool was completed in October, with initial site clearing and the removal of material contaminated with heavy metal from the abandoned rifle target facility. This area will be revegetated in partnership with local groups once construction is completed.

Initial site work will begin this month ahead of the major construction early in 2023. The project is expected to be completed in 2025.