1. Council is reducing the amount of pollutants
travelling downstream and into Eastern Creek.A
basin collects and stores the stormwater from Angus
Creek until it is pumped through a litter trap and
into the wetlands in the Sportspark. In storm events,
harvesting this stormwater reduces the amount of
fast, damaging flows which can erode the creek
channels and flush away native fish and insects.The
lower sections of Angus Creek are important habitat
for fish such as the Australian Bass.
Angus Creek Stormwater
Harvesting Project
Blacktown International SportsPark SYDNEY
Nurragingy Reserve
Anne Aquilina
Reserve
Angus Creek
Western railway line
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What are the main benefits
of the project?
● Reduces Council’s water bill each year - The switch
from mains water to stormwater will save approximately
$400,000/year in water bills (based on current water
costs).This cost saving will increase when the cost of
water increases.
● When drought returns water restrictions could impact
the sporting teams that use the fields (Baseball,AFL,
Cricket, Softball, Soccer etc).This project will ensure that
the managers of the sporting fields can water fields
even during water restriction periods.
● Improves the condition of the creek - The project will
improve the health of Angus Creek by only taking the
stormwater during rain events, which is normally high in
nutrients and pollutants. By harvesting the stormwater,
Eastern
Road
Offtake point on Angus Creek
Pipe to harvest storage ponds
Storage wetlands
Treatment wetland
Filters, pumps and storage tanks
Pipe network to storage tanks and other reserves
For more information contact:
Blacktown City Council
Asset Design Services
Phone: 9839 6000
Email: council@blacktown.nsw.gov.au
www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au
Twitter: @blacktowncc
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2. Construction timeframes
Council will start construction in late 2013 and the
system will be completed by mid 2014.
What is stormwater?
Rain falling on your roof, driveway, pavers and footpath
flows untreated into the street gutters and is carried
away through a system of pipes.The pipes, or storm
water system, carry the water and any pollution
collected on the way straight into the local waterways.
Project funding
The project is being funded by Blacktown City Council
through the Environmental Stormwater Management
Program and the Australian Government’s National
Urban Water and Desalination Plan: Stormwater
Harvesting and Reuse Grants.The grant funding being
provided by the Australian Government is for $2.2 million
which is being matched by Blacktown City Council.
Storage WetlandsOff take point Treatment Wetlands Treatment and storage tanks
After the storage wetlands, the water will be pumped
into a treatment wetland system.Aquatic plants
will absorb excess nutrients, heavy metals and
hydrocarbons.This will act as a polishing system for
the water and reduce the amount of mechanical
treatment required at later stages.
A mechanical treatment system cleans the water
so it can be used for irrigation and toilet flushing
before being stored in large tanks. Once the water
reaches the storage tanks it can be pumped around
the Sportspark and across to Anne Aquilina Reserve,
Charlie Bali Reserve, Kareela Reserve, and Nurragingy
Reserve to be used for watering the sporting fields
and for flushing toilets located at these facilities.
After the litter trap, the water will flow into the existing
wetlands surrounding the AFL and Cricket fields. Here,
the majority of sediment and heavy metals will drop to
the bottom of the wetlands. Plants on the outer edge
of the wetlands will also filter nutrients and pollutants
from the water.
The project will harvest up to 200 million litres of
stormwater from Angus Creek.Angus Creek is a highly
urbanised catchment that encompasses the suburbs
of Rooty Hill and Minchinbury and is 655ha in size.
Angus Creek catchment generates about 2 billion litres
of stormwater each year.Water will only be harvested in
storm events and will ensure that an environmental flow
is not taken. Once the stormwater is collected from the
creek it will be pumped through a gross pollution trap
to collect litter, branches, leaves, dirt and sand.
How will the system work?
Yellow dot/area = sediment drop out
Angus Creek Off take point
Red dots = heavy metal drop out Green dots = nutrient absorption Excess nutrients in water being absorbed by plants
What is being built in
Angus Creek and the Blacktown
International Sportspark?
Blacktown City Council, in partnership with the
Australian Government, is building the Angus Creek
Stormwater Harvesting Project which is able to collect
and clean 200 million litres of stormwater per year.This
is equivalent to 80 Olympic sized swimming pools.The
water will be used to irrigate the Blacktown International
Sportspark fields,Anne Aquilina Reserve, Kareela Reserve
and Charlie Bali Reserve, and top up the Nurringingy
ornamental lakes.This project will also provide water for
flushing toilets in the facilities of these reserves.
Blacktown as a water sensitive city
Blacktown City Council is committed to improve the way
Council manages its water to provide a livable city and
protect its unique waterways. By undertaking projects
like the Angus Creek Stormwater Harvesting Project,
Council is securing a sustainable water supply and
improving the health of Angus Creek.