Council is pleased to advise that all major bulk and civil works for the Raw Water Storage Lagoon at the Parkes Water Treatment Plant have been completed.

The next phase of this project will focus on structural, mechanical and piping work.

Concurrently, council is undertaking efforts to reopen the community walking track near the Water Treatment Plant, with the aim of accomplishing this before Christmas.

The Raw Water Storage Lagoon is a part of the Parkes Water Security Program involving a construction of projects to ensure Parkes Shire has a reliable water supply to meet forecasted demand.

The raw water storage lagoon will create crucial additional storage to assist in water supply to the Parkes Water treatment Plant.

The lagoon will supply raw water that has been pre-treated at the new pre-treatment facility adjacent to the Lachlan River and pumped through the new pipeline network the water treatment plant site.

The lagoon will have positive socio-economic benefits for the Parkes Shire community through the provision of improved water supply infrastructure, with additional 20 megaliters of raw water to be used in time of drought, emergencies, or equipment failure.

Parkes Shire Council is committed to investing in a sustainable water future.

From mid-2022 onwards, Parkes Shire Council have been working to upgrade existing water infrastructure and adding additional water supply assets to preserve, protect and sustainably manage our key water sources.

The raw water storage lagoon is funded by the Australian Government.