Water treatment
Location
Wilcannia, Barkandji Land; White Cliffs, Barkandji Land; Ivanhoe, Ngiympaa Land
NSW
Estimated cost
$21.5 million
Project status
underway
Funding
The project is jointly funded by the Australian Government ($10 million) and the New South Wales Government ($11.5 million). Australian Government funding is provided through the National Water Grid Fund.
A road bridge across the Darling River at Wilcannia in north-west New South Wales.
The Clean Water, Healthy Community and River project will improve water quality and reliability in the Central Darling Shire.
The project will construct:
- three water treatment plants near the towns of Wilcannia, Ivanhoe and White Cliffs
- a reticulation system, drinking water reservoir and better storage reservoir in White Cliffs.
The project will provide benefits, including:
- improvements in water quality and security, reducing the need for emergency bores, bottled water and boiling water
- drought and climate change proofing across the region
- economic, cultural, and social uplift.
Key project benefits
Climate change resilience
First Nations access
Water quality
Water security