Sewerage System for Cassilis

THE first sewerage networks were built by the Romans between 800 and 735 BC and in 2020 the Upper Hunter Shire Council will ensure Cassilis has joined this modern sanitation trend.

A grant of $1.22 million from the NSW regional water and waste water program will allow the construction of the village sewerage system including gravity reticulation, pumping station and a sewerage treatment plant, with the Upper Hunter Shire Council picking up the rest of the $2.2 million tab.

Mayor Wayne Bedggood said the Council had long been concerned with the environmental and health impacts of septic sewerage systems due to relatively small lots sizes, heavy clay soils and proximity to groundwater used for potable water supplies.

“For over a decade there has been concern at the environmental impact of some onsite septic systems currently in use in Cassilis,” Cr Bedggood said.

“The introduction of a sewerage system will benefit public health and environmental safety and the community and local farmers can be confident of the future security of their water supply,” he said.

“Studies have found the existing on-site sewage management systems in Cassilis pose a range of environmental and public health risks, and are considered unsustainable,” Wayne Bedggood said.

Council will hold information sessions on Wednesday, October 19 from 4pm until 7pm at the Cassilis Community Centre.