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Securing
the future of our region...
both now, and for our kids
The Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project
is
the best thing for 100 years
The Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project (WMPP) is the largest water infrastructure project in Australia, replacing 18,000 kilometres of inefficient earthen channel with 8,800 kilometres of pressurized pipeline and associated structures.
Construction of this great engineering feat commenced in November 2006 with the last pipe being laid in April 2010 - well ahead of the ten year timeframe originally proposed and within the $688 million project budget.
Thanks to the pipeline project, made possible by project partners including the Australian and Victorian governments, 36 towns and our 7,000 rural customers are now receiving a high quality and reliable water supply.
Water restriction levels for these customers were eased from Stage 4 to Stage 1 in October 2009 as a result of the improved water security that the project has delivered.
WMPP Official opening gets community thumbs up
Thursday 15 April 2010 saw the Horsham Soundshell come alive with celebrations for the official opening of the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline.
The Hon John Brumby Premier of Victoria, Senator Jacinta Collins, The Hon Tim Holding and The Hon Joe Helper joined GWMWater's Chairman Barry Clugston to lower the ‘Piping It’ flag and raise the ‘Piped It’ flag with a crowd of more than 1,100 interested community members cheering them on. The flag ceremony symbolised the completion of all 8,800 kms of pipe laid and officially opened the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline.
 
Premier Brumby, Senator Collins and Minister Holding also released 8,800 golden perch fingerling fish into the Wimmera River - one for each of the 8,800 kms of pipe laid! |
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