Barbours Park

At this location:

We are relocating an existing Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) and building a new underground storm water storage tank.

Capable of holding nearly a million litres of water, storm flows will be redirected from overloaded sewers into the tank and stored until the weather subsides. The storm water will then be pumped back into the sewer network to flow to the waste water treatment works.

The CSO will divert storm rainwater run-off during extreme weather to prevent the sewers backing up into homes and businesses. Discharges will only happen when the now-increased sewer reaches capacity and will be screened to protect the environment.

At the same time, a new upgraded surface water sewer will be installed along the adjacent street – also called Barbours Park - which will take approximately eight weeks.

Work to relocate the CSO and build the new storage tank in Barbours Park will begin in October 2024 and take approximately two years.